ACCOUNTS, &C., OP THE BRITISH MUSEUM. I3 



5. Catalogue of Additions.— The Additional MSS., 32,163-32,447, and Egerton MSS., 

 2,616-2,621, acquired in the year 1884, liave been described. The descriptions have 

 been copied in fourfold, and indexed. 



The acquisitions of the year have been entered in the Registers. 



The descriptions for the year 1883, Avith an Index, have been completed, revised, and 

 transcribed in fourfold ; and a copy has been placed in the Reading Room. 



6. Cataloffue of Stowe MSS. — The following MSS. have been described :— 61, 62, 64, 

 69-71,75, 113-115, 119, 121-130, 135, 145, 170, 172-175, 178, 180, 182, 183, 186, 188- 

 193, 199, 209, 218, 224, 237, 345, 349, 352, 353, 360, 370, 373, 374, 394-396, 398, 406- 

 409, 443, 484, 694, 700, 717, 721, 723, 793, 794, 809, 820, 828, 829, 845, 853, 859, 891, 

 894, 916, 929, 930, 933, 936, 939, 942, 947, 948, 950, 961, 963, 965-968. 



7. Indexes, — The Index to English Political and other Poems in the various collections 

 has been continued and partially arranged. 



8. Catalogues of Rolls, Cliartrrs, and Seals. — The revision of the General Index of 

 names and subjects to the several collections of Rolls and Charters has been continued. 



Additional Charters and Rolls, 27,325-27,702, and Egerton Charters, 486-503, lately 

 acquired, have been arranged and numbered. 



The Catalogue of Seals is passing through the press. Sheets F to L have been 

 revised, and Sheets A to I have been sent to press. 



Eicrht hundred and nine casts of Seals, selected for incorporation into the Seal Cata- 

 logue, have been arranged, described, and registered, and the descriptions have been 

 distributed throughout the Catalogue. 



9. Exliibition. — A- selection of MSS. for the " WyclifFe Exhibition" has been 

 arranged in tbe King's Library, and a guide-book has been printed and issued. 



10. Arrangement of Papers, etc. — Add. MSS., consisting of correspondence and other 

 papers, 32,169-32,242, 32,249-32,309, 32,311732,318, 32,323-32,337, 32,348-32,375, 

 32,389-32,412, 32,414-32,422, 32,432-32,441, have been arranged. 



11. Binding. — Three hundred and fifty-five Manuscripts, recently acquired, and 

 one hundred and thirty-eight Manuscripts of the old collections, have been bound or 

 repaired. 



Four Papyri have been glazed. 

 Twelve Charters have been repaired. 



TAventy-nine registers and catalogues, and eighty-one printed books of reference, have 

 been bound or repaired. 



12. Verification. — The several collections have been verified by the shelf lists. 



13. Miscellaneous.— One \\VLXi(\.ve(\ and three Manuscripts, lately acquired, have been 

 placed and entered in the hand and sbelf lists. 



Five hundred Charters and Rolls, and nine hundred and forty-four Seals, have been 

 numbered. 



The Register of Binding has been entered up for the year. 



Seventeen hundred and twenty-six Manuscripts, Rolls, Charters, and Printed Books, 

 have been stamped with a total of 14,734 impressions. 



Eight hundred and eighty-one Manuscripts have been folio'd. 



The number of Manuscripts delivered in the Reading Room is 27,943, and of those 

 consulted in the Department, 6,857. 



The number of Charters, Rolls, and Seals delivered to readers is 1,697. 



The number of special visitors to the Department during the year is 2,600. 



The numbers of Manuscripts and Documents acquired during the year are- 

 General Collection of Manuscripts - - - - 285 

 Egerton Manuscripts- _----- o 

 Papyrus """"""""~i 

 Rolls and Charters - - - - " " - 396 

 Detached Seals and Casts ------ 803 



Among them are the following : — 



An Egyptian tribute roll, in Greek, on papyrus, 12 feet in length. Roman period. 



The Gospels, in Greek. Vellum. 13th century. 



Breviary of the use of Sarum, in Latin. Vellum. 15th century. 



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