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presented by Mr. Howard Carter. A fine specimen of the medal of the 

 Italian printer Francesco Girardenghi (1504), otlierwise only known 

 from a very poor example, was purchased. 



Research Laboratory. 



The bulk of correspondence has been almost doubled, and will con- 

 tinue to increase ; much is of a routine kind, but one letter led to the 

 discovery of a useful negative test for the antiquity of glass. The 

 ordinary work, such as cleaning of oil-paintings, bleaching of stains in 

 water-colours, removal of foxing from prints, cleaning and repair of 

 silver, bronze and iron ; cleaning and sterilization of miniatures, and of 

 engraved and etched copperplates, etc., proceeded as usual. Questions 

 of genuineness have been investigated ; for instance the modern re- cutting 

 of an Egyptian ivory was proved by the ultra-violet light, which was 

 also used to detect reworking of Roman marble heads, and to reveal a 

 dedication, invisible by ordinary light, on the so-called Bangor Missal. 



Publications by the staff of the Department are : The Preservation 

 of Antiquities (for the Museum Association) ; La Restauration d'une 

 Momie Egyptienne de la I lie Dynastie (Mouseion), both by Dr. Plender- 

 leith, who, with Mr. Cursiter contributed an article on the Problem of 

 Lining Adhesives for Paintings (Technical Studies in the Field of the 

 Fine Arts). 



Instruction has been given to delegates from provincial museums and 

 to members of the technical staff of other departments. 



GEORGE HILL, 

 May, 1935. Director and Principal Librarian. 



