28 ACCOUNTS, ETC., OF THE BRITISH MUSEUM. 



Department of Manuscripts. 



1. Catalogue of Additions. — The preparation of the new 

 sexennial Catalogue of Additions for the years 1894-1899 is 

 in progress. Proof-sheets and revises S-2 have been 

 collated and the whole of the descriptions have been printed. 

 Letter A of the Index has gone to press. 



The following MSS. have been described and indexed : — 

 Additional 36,298, 36,309-36,313, 36,364-36,434, 36,453-36,483, 

 36,485, 36,489a, B,c, 36,524a, 36,525-36,531, 36,533, 36,535- 

 36,538, 36,540, acquired in 1900 ; 36,541, 86,543-86,579, 

 36,583-36,587, 36,589, 36,590, 36,617-36,619, 36,621, 36,622, 

 acquired in 1901; Egerton MSS. 2829b, 2831, 2832, 2834- 

 2836, acquired in 1901. 



36,447-36,452 have been indexed. 



36,582, 36,639-36,651 have been arranged. 



Five hundred papyri (107 acquired in 1900, and the remainder 

 in 1901) have been arranged, mounted, and described. 



2. Catalogue of Papyri. — ^Ninety papyri have been 

 transcribed in full, with a view to publication in Vol. III. 

 of this Catalogue, and five hundred have been described. 

 (See above, Catalogue of Additions.) 



3. Catalogue of the Cotton MS8. — Caligula E. i., ii. have 

 been re-arranged in chronological order according as the 

 contents are published in Brewer's Calendar of State Letters 

 and Papers temp. Henr. VIII. 



4. Catalogue of the Royal and King's MSS. — The prepara- 

 tion of the new Catalogue is in progress. One hundred and 

 nine Royal MSS. have been described. The Index of the 

 King's MSS. has been written and arranged. 



5. Catalogue of the Sloane MSS. — The slips of the Index 

 to 4036-4055 (Sir H. Sloane's Correspondence) have been 

 revised. 



6. Catalogue of Seals. — The Index of Seals, Series III., 

 containing entries of all Seals and Casts acquired down to 

 the close of the year 1902, has been finished. The slips are 

 laid down, uniformly with the previous series, to letter 

 Ha—. 



One hundred and fourteen newly-acquired seals, bullae, and 

 casts have been arranged and registered. 



7. Catalogue of Music. — Descriptions of articles contained 

 in eighteen hundred and fourteen MSS. have been revised for 

 press, consisting of Secular Music. Articles in five hundred 

 and ninety-two MSS. have been described for the Catalogue. 



The hand-list of composers has been kept up. 



