ACCOUNTS, &C., OF THE BRITISH MUSEUM. 



counection to it books often required by Readers, the galleries in the room itself will 

 receive a new selection of books, to consist of additional works of reference, and generally 

 such books as have been found to be most often asked for by students. This re-arrange- 

 ment has been already commenced. 



The opportunity offered by the death of the principal partner in the fix'm of Binders for 

 tlie Museum has been taken advantage of to obtain tenders from several large establish- 

 ments, and eventually to place the business in the hands of one of the leading firms of 

 London on a reduced scale of charges. 



The following are the publications of the year : — 



Facsimile of the Codex Alkxandkinus. [Vol. IV.] New Testament and 

 Clementine Epistles. Edited by E. Maunde Thompson, Keeper of the Department 

 of Manuscripts. (Autotype.) Ato. Second edition. 



Index to the Catalogue of Additions to the Manuscripts in the Tears 

 1854-1875. 8vo., 1880. pp. 1,575, 



Catalogue of the Peksiax Manuscripts, Vol. TI. By Dr. Ch. Rieu, Keeper 

 of the Department of Oriental Manuscripts. Ato. 



Hand-list of BibliogpvAphies, Classified Catalogues, and Indexes, in the 

 Reading Room. By G. W. Porter, Assistant-Keeper in the Department of Printed 

 Books. 8fo. 



Library Catalogue. — Continuations of the following sections : — 



A. and B. — New English and Foreign Books. 



C. — Old English Books. Also works in Foreign Languages printed in England. 



D. — Old Foreign Books. 



E. — Main Titles in various Languages from the Old Catalogue. Ato. 



A Selection from the Miscellaneous Inscriptions of Assyria, being 

 Cuneiform Inscriptions of Western Asia, Vol. V., Plates 1-35. By Major- 

 General Sir H. C. Rawlinson, k.c.b., assisted by Theophilus G. Pinches, of the Depart- 

 ment of Oriental Antiquities, British Museum. Fol. 



Guide to the Exhibition GallepvIes of the British Museum (Library, 

 Antiquities, Zoology.) (Plans.) New edition. 8vo. 



Guide to the Sculptures in the Elgin Room in the Department 

 of Greek and Roman Antiquities. Parts I. (Parthenon) and II. By C. T. 

 Newton, c.B., ll.d., d.C.l., Keeper of the Department of Greek and Roman Antiqui- 

 ties. Svo. 



Catalogue of Oriental Coins, Vol. V. — The Coins of the Moors of Africa and 

 Spain, and the Kings and Imams of the Yemen. By Stanley Lane Poole. With 

 autotype illustrations. 8i?o, 



Guide to Select Greek Coins exhibited in Electrotype in the King's 

 Library. Part II. By Barclay V. Head, Assistant-Keeper of the Department of 

 Coins. 8i-o., Qd. ; Bvo. (boards), with 7 autotype plates, 2 s. 6 ^. 



Catalogue of Birds. Vol. V., Passeriformes, By Henry Seebohm. (Coloured 



plates.) 8uo. 



Illustrations of Typical Specimens op Lepidoptera Heterocera. 

 Part IV. By Lord Walsingham. (Coloured plates. ) 4^o. 



Illt:strations of Tvpical Specimens of Lepidoptera Heterocera. 

 Part V. By Arthur Gardiner Butler, Assistant-Keeper of tine Department of Zoology. 

 (Coloured plates.) 4^o. 



Index to the Collh;tion of Minerals. By Lazarus Fletcher, Keeper of the 

 Department of Minerals. ?ivo. 



Guide to the Exhibition Galleries of the British Museum (Natural 

 Histouy). Geology and PALiEoxTOLOOY, Mineralogy, Botany. (Plans.) 8ro. 



Guide to the Exhibition Galleries of the Department of Geology and 

 Pal.'eoxtology in the BiiiTiSH Museum (Natural History). By Dr. Henry 

 Woodward, Keeper of the Department. (Plan.) Svo. 



Guide to the Exhibition Galleries of the Departments of Mineralogy 

 AND Botany, British Museum (Natural History.) By Lazarus Fletcher, 

 and William Carruthers, f.r.s.. Keepers of the Departments. (Plan.) 8ro. 



Britieh Museum, 14 May 1881, Edward A. Bond, 



Principal Librarian. 



