ACCOUNTS, &C. OF BRITISH MUSEUM. 



A selection from the Collection of MSS. of the Count Ranuzzi, of Bologna, in 

 117 volumes, illustrative of the history of Italy, France and Spain during the sixteenth, 

 seventeenth and beginning of the eighteenth centuries, especially in regard to the War of 

 the Succession, which fills 30 volumes. 



A large folio volume of elaborately drawn Plans, Elevations and Measurements of the 

 CoHseum at Rome, executed by M. Paris in the years 1811-1813, whilst the excavations were 

 carried on by order of the French Government, and presented (in a prefatory address) to 

 Louis XVIII., for the pui-pose of being deposited in the Bibliotheque Royale. 



The original Diplomatic and Private Correspondence and Papers of Lawrence Hyde, Earl 

 of Rochester, and Henry Hyde, Earl of Clarendon, from 1677 to 1696 ; supplementary to 

 the portion purchased at Upcott's sale. 



The number of deliveries of Manuscripts during the last twelvemonth to readers in the 

 Pleading Room amounts to 17,931, and to artists and others in the rooms of the Depart- 

 ment, to 1,580 ; exclusive of the numerous volumes examined by visitors introduced. 



Department of Printed Books. 



1. Arrangement of the Library. — The number of works and volumes marked amounts 

 to 21,655, besides 2,611 removals; that of the titles, to 24,291, besides 526 removals, 

 which have occasioned an alteration of 1,243 press-marks in the Catalogues. To these are 

 to be added, 52,422 labels affixed to volumes. The total number of marks, alterations and 

 labels amounts to 102,748. 



II. Cataloguing: — a.) New General Catalogue. — 1. The number of titles written for this 

 Catalogue amounts to 38,253. 



2. In each of the interleaved copies of the first volume of the new Catalogue, 1,860 

 titles have been entered, and 635 re-entered. 



3. The number of entries made in the hand Catalogue (Periodical Publications) is of 

 281 works. 



b.) Old Catalogue. — The number of new titles prepared for this Catalogue is 47,675 ; 

 besides 3,013 titles of Chinese, and 1,845 of Arabic and Armenian works ; altogether 52,533 

 titles. The number of entries made in each of two copies of this Catalogue is 12,092, besides 

 7,938 re-transcribed, and 2,972 erased and re-entered ; altogether 46,004. 



c.) Maps. — The new titles of Maps and cross-references amount to 4,856; 14,275 titles 

 and cross-references have been arranged in alphabetical order, and the titles under each 

 separate heading arranged in geographical and chronological order. 



d.) Music. — The number of titles written for this Collection is 2,883 ; besides which, 

 200 volumes of miscellaneous Music, 30 of them containing, on an average, 50 single pieces ; 

 each volume has been arranged, and each article with its corresponding title marked. 



III. Binding. — The number of books bound is 10,589 in 7,364, including 643 Pam- 

 phlets. That of volumes repaired is 520, besides 521 Maps mounted. 



IV. Reading Room Service. — 1. The number of books returned to the shelves of the 

 General Library from the Reading Rooms is 1 17,158 ; to those of the Royal Library, 12,832 ; 

 to the closets, in which books are kept for the use of the readers from day to day, 83,494; 

 together, 213,484, or 728 per diem. Adding to this number that of the volumes returned 

 to the shelves of the Reading Uooms, about 115,000 volumes, the whole amounts to 

 328,484 volumes consulted in the course of the year, or about 1,121 per diem. 



2. The number of readers has been 67,480, on an average 230 per diem, the Reading 

 Rooms having been kept open 293 days ; each reader has therefore consulted, on an 

 average, about five volumes daily. 



V. Additions. — 1. The number of volumes added to the Library amounts to 55,475, 

 (including Music and Newspapers), of which 32,692 were presented, 19,604 purchased, and 

 3,179 obtained by copyright. 



2. The number of parts of volumes amounts to 8,915 (including Music and Maps), 

 30 of which were presented, 4,297 purchased, and 4,588 obtained by copyright. 



To these are to be added 356 Newspapers in 205 volumes. Of these Newspapers, 159 were 

 pubHshed in London, and 197 in the Provinces. 



3. The Maps, Charts, Surveys and Atlasses amount to 164 complete works, and 49 parts 

 of Atlasses. Of the works, 70 were presented, 21 purchased, and 73, as well as the 49 parts, 

 received by copyright. 



4. The number of volumes of Music amounts to 126, of which, 38 were presented, and 

 88 purchased. Besides this, 1,604 detached pieces of Music, comprehending 1,217 works, 

 have been acquired by copyright. 



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