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- 1692, [c. 1713] (Creation)
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Extent and medium
i, 82 ff. (ff. 2-12 with original foliation 1-11; ff. 13-79 verso blank) ; 180 x 135 mm.
Bound in original calf with blind tooling in corners.
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Archival history
Appears as Mostyn MS 14 in HMC Cat., inside upper cover and on label on spine. Lot 1505 in the Christie's (Mostyn Sale), 24 October 1974.
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Scope and content
'A Catalogue of ye Books at Mostyn' (ff. 2-12). The text in two columns is confined to the recto side of each folio. The verso side is blank except for additions on f. 6 verso. Only the surnames of authors and short titles of works are given. The works are arranged according to shelf and division. It was compiled not before 1713 (includes seven volumes of the Spectator). Folios 12 verso-80 are blank, and are followed by an incomplete 'Catalogue of Bookes att Gloddaith 1692' (f. 80 verso, inverted text), listing only thirteen items. The verso sides of ff. 76-79 are ruled. This was the first use of the book. There is an index to the MS on f. 1 verso.
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Conditions governing access
Access to the original manuscript by authorised permission only. Readers are directed to use surrogate copies.
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Language of material
- English
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English.
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Available on microfilm at the Library.
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Formerly Mostyn MS 14.
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Preferred citation: NLW MS 21239B [RESTRICTED ACCESS].
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- English