30 ACCOUNTS, ETC., OF THE BHITISH MUSEUM. 



10. Verification. — The entire collection of MSS. has been 

 verified by comparison with the Shelf-Lists, together with 

 a number of boxes of Additional Charters. 



11. Reproductions. — A reduced collotype facsimile of 

 Vol. IV. of the 5th cent. Greek Bible known as the Codex 

 Alexandrinus, containing the New Testament and Clementine 

 Epistles, has been printed and published. A second edition 

 of the three Series of Reproductions from Illuminated MSS. 

 published in 1907-8 is in preparation. 



12. Stamping, folioing, and placing. — Two hundred and 

 seventy-six Additional MSS., six Egerton MSS., and one hun- 

 dred and thirty-six Books of Reference have been stamped, 

 five MSS. of the old collections have been re-stamped, and 4496 

 Charters and Rolls have been examined and stamped where 

 necessary, with a total number of 17,217 impressions; 2362 

 numbers were also impressed upon separate papers. 



One hundred and ninet3''-seven MSS. have been folio'd, with 

 a total of 38,775 folios. 



Two hundred and eighty-nine newly-acquired MSS. have 

 been placed, press-marked, and entered in the Hand- and Shelf- 

 Lists. Six hundred and seven Charters and Rolls have been 

 placed, and entered in the Inventories. Numbers have been 

 written on 1316 Charters and Rolls. The re-labelling and re- 

 arrangement of boxes of Additional Rolls in the South Room 

 has been completed. One hundred and seventeen Seals and 

 Casts have been put in boxes, placed, and entered in the 

 Inventory. 



A new Shelf-List of Select MSS. has been made. A new 

 Stamping-Register of Additional Charters is in progress. A 

 numerical list of the autographs on exhibition has been made. 



13. Books of Reference. — One hundred and thirty volumes 

 and parts have been received, catalogued, and placed. Further 

 progress has been made with the preparation of the Catalogue. 



14. Consultation of MSS.—SS,QS7 MSS. and 2100 Charters 

 and Seals have been consulted in the Students' Room, and 

 one hundred and forty MSS. in the Reading Room. The 

 number of Students has been 11,683. 



Magna Charta was exhibited to 11,524 visitors. 



15. MSS. photographed. — Seven hundred and thirty-seven 

 MSS (including Papyri, Charters and Seals) were allowed to be 

 photographed, with a total of 3343 photographs taken. 



16. Acquisitions. — The number of Manuscripts and Docu- 

 ments, etc., acquired during the year has been : — 



Additional MSS. ------ 179 



Egerton MSS. - - - - ^ - - 9 



Charters and Rolls - . - ^ - - - 607 



Detached Seals and Casts - - - - - 116 



The most important acquisition during the year was the 

 collection of correspondence and papers of William Windham, 



