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- [13-14 cents]. (Creation)
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41 pp. : vellum ; Part i 164 x 113 mm; part ii 175 x 120 mm. Strongly bound in white vellum. Two parts bound together.
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The manuscript was originally two different volumes: Hengwrt MS 411 and Hengwrt MS 408.
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A collection of Welsh poetry compiled in the thirteenth century and a collection of Welsh poetry and prose compiled in the thirteenth and fourteenth centuries.
The volume is divided into two sections: The first section includes verse by Cynddelw; the second section includes the following poems: Cyfoesi Myrddin, Yr Afallenau and Yr Oianau, and the following prose: Breuddwyd Pawl, Cynghorau Cadw Hen and Ystoria Judas.
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Access to the original manuscript by authorised permission only. Readers are directed to use surrogate copies.
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Welsh.
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A detailed list of the manuscript's contents may be found in J. Gwenogvryn Evans, Report on Manuscripts in the Welsh Language, vol. I (London, 1898-1905), 303-305.
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Digital version available http://hdl.handle.net/10107/5976000 (November 2022)
Available on microfilm at the Library.
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Formerly Hengwrt MS 411 and Hengwrt MS 408.
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Preferred citation: Peniarth MS 3 [RESTRICTED ACCESS].
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