11 
Hebrew MSS. and printed books, was presented 
by Solomon Da Costa, Esq. 
Against the press \ hang three specimens of 
minute writing, forming the portraits of Queen 
Anne, Prince George of Denmark, and the Duke 
of Gloucester their son. 
Against the press XVIII. hangs an original 
deed in Latin, written on papyrus, being a con¬ 
veyance of some land to a monastery; dated 
Ravenna, A 0 572, bought at the sale of the 
Pinelli library. And opposite to it is a large spe¬ 
cimen of the reed (Cyperus Papyrus) of which 
that kind of paper is made. 
In the second window hangs an Italian note to 
Sir William Hamilton, written on modern papy¬ 
rus, explaining the mode of preparing it. 
SEVENTH ROOM. 
THE ROYAL LIBRARY OF MANUSCRIPTS, 
Deposited in XXXIII Presses. 
THE COTTONIAN LIBRARY OF MANUSCRIPTS, 
Deposited in XXI Presses. 
These two libraries are not classed in a strict 
scientific order*. 
* Of the King’s Library, a Catalogue compiled by Mr. David Cas- 
ley was printed in the year 1734, in quarto : and of the Cottonian Li¬ 
brary, there are no less than three Catalogues extant: the first by Dr. 
Thomas Smith, printed 1696, folio; the second, being an attempt to¬ 
wards a classical arrangement, printed in 1777, octavo; and the third, 
improved and considerably enlarged by Mr. Planta, printed by His 
Majesty’s command in the year 1802, folio. 
In 
ROOM VI. 
MSS. 
ROOM VII. 
MSS. 
