DEPARTMENT OF MSS. 



Department of Manuscripts. 



1. Catalogue of Additions. — The sexennial Catalogue of 

 Additions for the years 1894-1899 has been issued. 



The following MSS. have been described and indexed, and 

 the descriptions revised : — 



Additional 36,314-80,353 (indexed), acquired in 1900 ; 

 36,653, 36,655, 36.656, 36,658, 36,659, 36,662, 36,679, 36,680, 

 36,682, 36,685-36,703, 36,705-36,709, 36,711-36,735, 36,737, 

 36,740, 36,744-36,747, acquired in 1902; 36,748-36.755, 

 36,819, A-F, 36,821-30,823, 36,870-36,874, acquired in 1903 ;, 

 Egerton MSS. 2829c, 2830, acquired in 1901 ; 2850, acquired 

 in 1903. 



2. Catalogue of Papyri. — Ten Papyri, acquired in 1903„ 

 have been described, and ten transcribed in full for Vol. III. 

 of the Catalogue. 



3. Catalogue of the Royal MSS. — One hundred and thirty- 

 eight Royal MSS. have been described for the new Catalogue 

 in progress. 



4. Catalogue of the Sloane MSS. — The revision of the 

 Index slips has been completed ; letters A-L have been sent 

 to the printers and sheets B-0 passed for press. 



5. C'ata^o(/ue o/ il/ttsic— Descriptions of articles contained 

 in four hundred and thirty-two MSS. have been made for 

 the Catalogue. 



6. Catalogue of Romances. — Descriptions of ten MSS. 

 have been prepared for Vol. III. of this Catalogue. 



7. Catalogue of Charters and Rolls. — The volume of 

 " Facsimiles of Charters," from the Conquest to the close 

 of the twelfth century, has been issued. 



The Index slips of Religious Houses and other Corporate 

 Bodies have been arranged, and letters A-G have been 

 revised for Vol. II. of the "Index to the Charters and 

 Rolls." 



The descriptions of Additional Charters and Rolls 27,005- 

 27,695, 30,001-33,467, 36,001-36,100, 38,483-38,985, acquired 

 in 1882-1893, have been revised and indexed. 



Additional Charters 41,085-41,890, 43,613-43,963, 44,280- 

 44,283, 44,708-44,901, 45,273-46,399, acquired in 1894-1901, 

 have been described. 



A large collection of Charters received from Aston Hall 

 has been examined and arranged. 



8. Illuminated MSS. in the British Museum. — The plates 

 and text of the 4th series have been completed. 



9. Class Catalogue. — The descriptions of Additions for 

 the years 1894- 1901 have been incorporated. 



