ACCOUNTS, &C., OF THE BRITISH MUSEUM. 



Depaetment op Manuscripts. 



Class- Catalogue. — The formation of a General Class-Catalogue of the Manuscripts, by 

 dlstx'ibution of previous descriptions under heads of subjects, and partial re -description, has 

 been completed in 108 volumes. The following is the actual progress of the year : — 



State Letters. — The section of single English State Letters has been arranged 

 and laid down for the years 1527 and 1528, 1626 to 1873, and that of Foreign State 

 Letters from the earliest time to 1873. All slips of undated State Letters to the 

 year 1528 have been dated and incorporated. This division is now complete in 

 fourteen volumes. 



Miscellaneous State Papers. — The section of single English State Papers has been 

 laid down. The division is complete in three volumes. 



Art. — The slips in this section have been arranged and laid down in two volumes. 



Numerous additional entries have been inserted in the majority of the Classes 

 already laid down. 



Catalogue of Romances. — "Works in various languages have been described from sixty- 

 three volumes of the different Collections, 



Catalogue of Ancient and Illuminated Manuscripts. — Twenty of the most Ancient Manu 

 scripts in the different Collections have been described in detail. 



Catalogue of the Sloane Collection. — Omitted descriptions of thirty-one volumes of the 

 Sloane Collection have been supplied. 



Catalogue if Additions. — The following volumes have been described : — Nos. 24,324 to 

 24,333, acquired in the year 1861 ;— 24,369 to 24,382, 24,600 to 24,657, 24,731, 24,968, 

 24,974 to 24,982, 24,984 to 24,986, 24,998, 25,000 to 25,015, 25,027 to 25,029, acquired 

 in 1862;— 25,030 to 25,086, 25,088 to 25,093, 25,095 to 25,109,25,112,25,113,25,115 

 to 25,328, 25,334 to 25,420, 25,424 to 25,490, acquired in 1863 ;— 25,491, 25,492, 25,494 

 to 25,679, 25,681 to 25,699, 25,702 to 25,716, 25,718 to 25,722,25,725 to 25,727, acquired 

 in 1864;— 26,103 to 26,115,26,555 to 26,592,26,595 to 26,623, 26,631 to 26,659, 26,662 

 to 26,877, 26,884 to 26,891, 27,218 to 27,235, 27,276, 27,277, acquired in 1865;— 27,278 

 to 27,291, 27,304 to 27,310, 27,320 to 27,355, acquired in 1866;— 29,132 to 29,162, 

 29,281, acquired in 1872 ;— 29,299 to 29,533, acquired in 1873. 



Catalogue of the Egerton Collection. — The following numbers have been described : — 

 Numbers 15 to 27, acquired in 1829;— 1,999, acquired in 1865 ;— 2,001 to 2,013, 2,017 to 

 2,026, acquired in 1866 ;— 2,027 to 2,030, acquired in 1867 ;— 2,086, acquired in 1869 ; 

 —2,136,2,137, acquired in 1871;— 2,189 to 2,198, acquired in 1872;— 2,199 to 2,320, 

 2,323 to 2,327, acquired in 1873. 



Catalogues of Rolls and Charters, and of Seals. — The following numbers have been de- 

 scribed :— Additional 19,788 to 22,485. Harley 58. H. 40 to 58. H. 47., 83. F. to 86 I., 

 111. F. to 111 H; and descriptions of Harley 75. D. 46 to 79 G. 6 ; 80. E. to 80. I.; 



111. A. to 111. E. ; 112. A. to 112. I., revised. 



The number of Seals and Bullae described is 1,273. 



Seventeen Ancient Charters, copied in fac-simile by Photography, have been tran- 

 scribed, and printed for publication. 



Guide to Autographs, etc. — Specimens of lately-acquired Manuscripts and Autograph 

 Letters have been substituted for some of those before exhibited in the Department, and 

 the printed Guide has been revised. 



Indexes. — The Catalogue of the Birch Collection, forming Additional MSS. 4,101 to 

 4,478, has been indexed in slips from 4,139 to the end. The Catalogues of Additional 

 and Egerton MSS., acquired in the years 1860 to 1872, have been indexed in slips from 

 1860 to August 1863, and from 1867 to 1871. The Index to the Catalogue of Additional 

 and Egerton MSS., acquired in 1854 to 1859, has been arranged alphabetically from 

 AtoK. 



Registers. — The Registers of Additional and Egerton Manuscripts have been con- 

 tinued to the latest numbers. 



Transcription. — The Catalogues of the following Collections have been copied in quad- 

 ruplicate :— Additional MSS. from 24,057 to 25,092, 28,308, 28,537 to 28,597; Harley 

 Charters, 57. C. 25 to 58. H. 47, 75. A. 1 to 79. E. 59, 80. E. 1 to 80. I. 98, 112. A. 1 to 



112. E. 61. 



Arrangement of Papers. — Sixty-three volumes lately acquired have been arranged for 

 binding. 



Binding. — Two hundred and sixty-three volumes of Additional and 35 Egerton Manu- 

 scripts, 



