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68 placed under it at distances of about 8 inches apart. This allows two or three folios to stand between

each division, and two to lie on the top shelf. In Fig. 22 is shown a device used at the British Museum for holding upright the heavy volumes of

newspapers. They are small V's of sheet iron, which are screwed to the underside of the top shelf; but with these great care has to be taken in replacing the volumes, or they are liable to be damaged. Fig. 23 is an illustration of a skeleton bookcase used in the British Museum for the large folio