At head of title: Moskovskīĭ publichnyĭ i Rumi︠a︡nt︠s︡ovskīĭ muzeĭ.

The manuscripts were acquired by the museum in 1875.

"Kratkīĭ perechnevoĭ ocherk kollekt︠s︡īĭ byl obnarodovan muzei︠a︡mi eshche v 1877 g., v Otcheti︠e︡ za 1873-1875 g. (str. 23-25) ... V sostav 1-go otdi︠e︡la vkhodi︠a︡t akty, s 1404 po 1613 g., kotorye s bolʹshei︠u︡ ili menʹshei︠u︡ podrobnostʹīi︠u︡ opisany vsi︠e︡ bez izkli︠u︡cheni︠̄a︡, pri chem drevni︠e︡ĭshīe iz nikh (XV v.) napechtany chastīi︠u︡ vpolni︠e︡, chasti︠̄u︡ v izvlechenīi. Vo vtorom otd︠i︡eli︠e︡ predlagaetsi︠a︡ sistematicheskoe obozri︠e︡nīe ostalʹnykh aktov, po razri︠a︡dam, pri chem opisany i ukazany tolʹko vazhni︠e︡ĭshīe iz nikh."--P. [1], footnote.

A catalog of the larger part of the Bi︠e︡li︠a︡ev collection, compiled by A.E. Viktorov, was published the same year (2 p. l., 127 p.).