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- [15 cent., second ½], [late 19 cent.]. (Creation)
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60 pp. (foliated and paginated ii ff. + 1a + 20 pp. + 18 blank ff.) : vellum and paper ; 143 x 104 to 147 x 102 mm. Half leather.
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Poetry of Dafydd ap Gwilym by a single scribe dating from the second half of the 15th century. There is also a fragment of material in Welsh relating to the governance of the manors, commotes, hundreds and counties in Wales, together with a list of kings from William the Conqueror to Henry VII, also in Welsh.
There are also three memoranda and letters regarding the manuscript which date from the late 19th century.
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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), 382.
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Digital version available: http://hdl.handle.net/10107/4400193 (viewed September 2018)
Available on microfilm at the Library.
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Formerly Hengwrt MS 450.
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Preferred citation: Peniarth MS 48 [RESTRICTED ACCESS].
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