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- 1677-1678 (Creation)
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76 pp. (foliated and paginated iii ff. + 32 pp. + 19 blank ff.) ; 383 x 245 mm. Rebound at NLW.
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'Catalogue exact de tous les Livres de la Bibliotheque de feu Milord Abbé de Montagu', 1677 [An exact catalogue of the books at the library of [Walter] Montagu, [the Abbot of St Martins, near Pontoise], 1677.
Walter Montagu was the second son of Sir Henry Montagu, 1st Earl of Manchester. Dated at the top of the manuscript, '28 Decembre 1677', and, on p. 26, '12 January 1678'.
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Access to the original manuscript by authorised permission only. Readers are directed to use surrogate copies.
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French.
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Finding aids
The description is also available in Handlist of Manuscripts in the National Library of Wales, Part I (Aberystwyth, 1940-3), 15 and in Prof. Edward Bensley, Catalogue of Peniarth Manuscripts which are Wholly or Partly in Latin (NLW), 87.
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Available on microfilm at the Library.
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Formerly Ancient Peniarth MS 66.
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Preferred citation: Peniarth MS 439 [RESTRICTED ACCESS].
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- Montagu, Walter, 1604/5-1677 -- Library (Subject)