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llavena, Ao. 672, bought at the sale of the room vi. 
*1 , ^ 
Pinelli library. And opposite to it is a large j,iss. 
specimen of the reed (Cyferus Papyrus) of 
which that kind of paper is made. 
In the second window hangs an Italian note 
to Sir William Hamilton, written on modern 
papyrus, explaining the mode of preparing it. 
SEVENTH ROOM. 
THE ROYAL LIBRARY OF MANUSCRIPTS, 
Deposited in XXXIIL Presses. 
THE COTTONIAN LIBRARY OF MANUSCRIPTS, 
Deposited in XXI. Presses. 
These two libraries are not classed in a strict room vn. 
scientific order.* 
In the press under No. XIX. of the Cottonian 
library are deposited ninety-four volumes of ex¬ 
tracts, transcripts, and notes, chiefly relating to 
the Exchequer, collected by Thomas Maddox, 
Esq. 
* Of the King’s Library, t catalogue compiled by Mr. David 
Casley was printed ia the year 1734 , in quarto ; and of the Cotto¬ 
nian Library, there are no less than three catalogues extant: the first 
by Dr. Thomas Smith, printed I 696 , folio; the second, being 
an atterapl towards a classical arrangement, printed in 1777 , octavo; 
and the third, improved and considerably enlarged by Mr, Plania, 
printed by His Majesty's command, in the year 1802, folio. 
