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ROOM III. 
ROOM IV. 
Three Presses 
between the 
windows. 
Birch’s MSS. 
Presses III.— 
XXX. 
Sloanean MSS. 
great store of historical, juridical, biographical, 
heraldical, and miscellaneous collections.* 
FOURTH ROOM. 
SLOANEAN AND BIRCH’S COLLECTIONS OF MANUSCRIPTS. 
A collection of MSS. bequeathed by the late 
Dr. Birch, consisting of 337 volumes, chiefly on 
history, biography, divinity, and literature. 
Sir Hans Sloane’s library of MSS. consisting of 
4100 volumes, principally on physic, natural his¬ 
tory, and natural philosophy. It also contains 
Kaempfer’s MSS.; several journals of voyages ; 
and some oriental MSS. 
In a recess, within this room, are placed Mr. 
Halhed’s, and some other collections of oriental 
MSS. A collection of MSS. and Rolls, consisting 
of 62 articles relating to Kent, purchased of Mr. 
Hasted: and some select MSS. out of the other 
libraries in the Museum. 
Over the chimney is a drawing of the palace of 
Colomna, near Moscow, which belonged to the 
Czars of Moscovy; it was built of wood, and is 
now demolished. Presented by the Honourable 
Percy Wyndham.t 
FIFTH 
* The repertory to this library being, at present, nothing more than a 
sale catalogue, and, of course, very imperfect, will require to be newly 
constructed on the enlarged plan of the other catalogues belonging to this 
Institution, Some progress has been made in this work ; but it must be 
some time before it can ne completed, 
f A catalogue of the contents of this Room, and of most of the add:- 
