BEITISH MUSEUM 



Micro-films. 



Apparatus has recently been installed for the making of micro-films. 

 50 printed books and MSS. have been copied by this process during the 

 year. 



Publications. 



The sales of pubhcations were 



: — 











1933 



1934 



1935 



1936 



Catalogues and major pubhcations 



Guide Books 



Postcards, monochrome and 



coloured 



Reproductions 



5,950 



18,068 



429,184 

 18,666 



5,870 

 15,594 



426,731 

 17,296 



6,671 

 13,866 



461,223 



19,876 



5,843 

 18,034 



579,757 

 16,712 



The chief works issued during the year 1936 were : — 



General Catalogue of Printed Books in the British Museum, 



Vol. XIII Belg-Beov. 



Vol. XIV Beow-Bern. 



Vol. XVI Bible : Part I. Complete Bible and Old Testament. 

 Saxton's Atlas of the Counties of England. Facsimile in colour. 

 Rules for compihng the Catalogues in the Department of Printed 



Books. Revised edition. 

 Codex Alexandrinus. Old Testament. Reduced facsimile. Part III. 

 El Comendador Roman. Facsimile of unique Spanish edition. 

 Ambrosio Montesino. Facsimile of unique Spanish edition. 

 Catalogue of NieUi, chiefly Itahan of the XVth Century. 

 Ur Excavations. Vol. III. Archaic Seal-Impressions. 

 Catalogue of Roman Imperial Coins. Vol. III. 

 The proceeds of sales, including volumes of the new edition of the 

 General Catalogue, amounted to £11,527 (£10,358 in 1935). 



Buildings. 



The re-arrangement of the Egyptian Sculpture Gallery has been 

 completed, a new system of electric hghting arranged and installed, and 

 the northern end and the Central Saloon redecorated. The southern end 

 is now being re-arranged and redecorated. 



The North Entrance was re-opened on 22nd June, and from that 

 date until the end of the year it was used by 33,892 visitors. 



Throughout the year the Upper Egyptian Galleries and the North 

 Library were closed during reconstruction; they are expected to be 

 re-opened in 1937. Readers were accommodated in temporary quarters in 

 the White Wing. 



Work on the Bible Room was started in November, 1936, and is 

 expected to be completed in 1937. 



A second bookstall has been added in the Hall for the sale of 

 photographs and pubhcations. 



