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A Conspectus of the Manuscripts^ in numerical sequence, and a Table of dated 

 Manuscripts, have been co-npiled. 



Sheets 4 A — 7 Y have been carried through the press. 



Part II., a 4to. volume of 637 pages, containing the Class of Theology, has been 

 issued. 



Persian Catalogue. — Title-slips have been written of the whole Persian Collection, and 

 arranged into classea. 



Two indices of titles and authors' names have been compiled. 



Full descriptions have been written of 114 Manuscripts for the same Cataloo-ue. 



The Chinese and Japanese Collections have been examined. Titles have been written 

 for them, and will form an Appendix to the Chinese Catalogue in course of prepai-ation. 



The Oriental Register has been carried on from Or. 16 to Or. 1,021. 



The Oriental Manuscripts acquired in the years 186.')-187 ' have been endorsed. 



Descriptive lists of the Oriental Manuscripts acquired in 1870, and the first six months 

 of 1871, have been prepared. 



The same Oriental Manuscripts have been lettered, bound, and placed on the shelves. 



1 1 . — Acquisitions. 



Thirty-tliree Manuscripts bave been added to the Oriental Collection, 26 by 

 purchase and 7 by donation. 



They come under the following classes : — 



Hebrew - - - - - - - -12 



Arabic ---------4 



Coptic ---------3 



Pali --------- 2 



Siamese -----.--2 



Persian --------_1 



Turkish 1 



Mongolian --------i 



Tibetan ------__i 



Hindustani --^----_1 



Cingalese ___-- -__i 



Burmese --------i 



Shan --------- 1 



Japanese -__----_i 



Catalogue of Oriental Manuscripts - - - - i 



Among the more valuable or curious are the following : — 



Three Coptic papyri of the Sth century, containing Avills and contracts, one of which is 

 dated a.h. 132, a.d. 750. 



Zafar-Namah, a history of Timur, by Sharaf uddin Yazdi, with several highly-finished 

 miniatures. Persian; A.D. 1600. 



Anis al-Mutrib, a history of Fez and Morocco, in Arabic. From the library of the 

 late Professor Caussin de Perceval. 



Durrat-al-Musanah, a history of the Mamluks of Egypt. Arabic. From the same 

 collection. 



The Michlol and Et Sopher, or Grammatical Works of David Kimchi. Hebrew ; 

 A.D. 1487. 



Sepher Ham-Mitsvoth, by Maimonides. A new Hebrew version, by Solomon 

 Sephardi. 15th century. 



The Book of Esther, a Hebrew roll, with miniatures of the 17th century. 



Chesbon Ham-Mahalakhoth, an astronomical work, by Abraham Bar Chiyah. Hebrew ; 

 14th century. 



Toledoth Ha- Adam, by Joseph Israel, of Forli. Hebi-ew; 15th century. 



The Siddur of Rab 'Amram, a rare liturgical work. Hebrew ; 15th century. 



Sepher HaEmunah Ha-Ramah, a treatise on the philosophy of religion, by Abraham 

 Ben David Ha-Levi. Hebrew ; 15th century. 



A native Japanese Dictionary, in 14 volumes. 



Gulshan e 'Ishk, a poem in Dakhni, by Nusrati. 18th century. Presented by Major 

 Ottley. 



Ratnakere, a medical work, in Cingalese. Presented by Mr. Pieris, of Ceylon. 



Sigalovada-Sutta, a Buddhistic work, with Commentary. Pali in the Cingalese 

 character. Two copies. Presented by Rob. C. Childcrs, Esq. 



A MS. in the language and character of the Shan people (Burmah). Presented by 

 Major Edward Sladen. 



Ch. Rieu. 



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