Excerpt from A Guide to the Manuscripts, Autographs, Charters, Seals, Illuminations and Bindings: Exhibited in the Department of Manuscripts and in the Grenville Library Since the last edition of this Guide was published, in 1895, besides minor changes, the Exhibition of Manuscripts has been augmented by a special show-case for Greek Papyri and by the extension of the cases containing Charters. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

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