14 ACCOUNTS, &C., OF THE BRITISH MUSEUM. 



2. Map of the World on the elliptical projection, engraved on wood, entitled " DelP 

 Universale. L'Universale Orbc della Terra". . . [by] Jacomo Gastaldo Cosmographo. 

 Matio pao-an in Frezaria al Segno della Fede. Venetia [1550]. 



3. A large wood engraving of the Siege of Frankfort on the Main, entitled, " Des Helligen 

 Eomischen Reichs Statt Franckenfurt Contrafait. In Zeit der Belagerung. Anno 

 MDLII. Francofordiae, ac Emporii Germaniae celeberrimi, effigiatio, etc." [C. Fabri 

 del. H. Graf or Grave sculp. Frankfort.] 1552. 



Robert K. Douglas. 



Depaetment of Manuscripts. 



1. Catalogue of Romances. — The second volume is in a forward state of preparation. 

 Articles in eighty-three diiferent MSS. have been described or revised. 



2. Catalogue of Spanish Manuscripts — The fourth volume, which will include the 

 Index, is in progress. 



3. Catalogue of Additions.— 1h& Additional MSS. 32,448-32,627, and Egerton MSS. 

 2622, 2623, acquired in the year 1885, have been described. The descriptions have been 

 copied in four-fold, and partly indexed. 



The acquisitions of the year kave been entered in the registers. 



The descriptions for the year 1884, with an Index, have been completed, revised, and 

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



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

 has been completed and arranged. 



An Index of English Theological Treatises down to the end of the 1 6tli century is in 

 progress. 



5. Catalogues of Charters, Rolls, and Seals. — The revision of the General Index of 

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

 All deeds down to the end of the reign of Henry III. have been finally indexed, and the 

 work on those of later date is far advanced. 



Additional Charters and Rolls 27,703-28,312, and Egerton Charters 504-583, ac- 

 quired in 1885, have been arranged and numbered. 



The Catalogue of Seals is passing through the press. Sheets M — 2 E have been 

 revised and sent to press. 



One thousand and forty -five casts of Seals, selected for incorporation into the Seal 

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

 been distributed throughout the Catalogue. 



6. Exhibition. — A selection of Manuscripts, illustrating the progress of Musical Nota- 

 tion from the 10th century, has been exhibited, and a guide-book has been printed and 

 issued. 



7. Arrangement of Papers, e^c— Add. MSS. 32,449-32,451, 32,457-32,459, 32,467, 

 32,476, 32,478-32,490, 32,499-32,502, 32,520, 32,522-32,526, 32,529-32,540, 32,545- 

 32,547, 32,549, 32,553, 32,559-32,575, 32,625, 32,626, and the Essex correspondence in 

 the Stowe Collection, have been arranged. 



8. Binding. — Ninety-nine Manuscripts, recently acquired, and two hundred and thirty- 

 six Manuscripts of the old collections, have been bound or repaired. 



Five Papyri have been glazed. 



Fourteen Charters, Rolls, and Seals have been repaired. 



Twenty-seven registers and catalogues, and sixty-seven books of reference, have been 

 bound or repaired. 



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



10. 31iscellaiieous.— Oae hundred and seventeen Manuscripts, lately acquired, have 

 been placed and entered in the hand and shelf lists. 



Twelve hundred and fifty-six Charters and Rolls, and thirteen hundred and sixty-four 

 Seals, have been numbered and placed. 



The Reg-ister of Binding has been entered up for the year. 



One thousand and twenty-six Manuscripts, Charters, Rolls, and Printed Books, have 

 been stamped with a total of 25,866 impressions. 



Four 



