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- [late 15 cent. x early 16 cent.] (Creation)
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147 pp. (foliated and paginated iv ff. + 131 pp. + 4 blank ff.) : paper ; 163 x 134 to 222 x 156 mm.
Previously in vellum covers; re-bound at NLW.
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A compendium, [late 15th cent. x early 16th cent.], of works on astrology, medicine, sayings, Brut y Saeson, a short chronicle, Lives of Saints David and Gwenffrewi, Bonedd y Saint and other texts. The manuscript was previously ascribed to Gutun Owain (see Daniel Huws, Medieval Welsh Manuscripts (Aberystwyth, 2000), p. 190).
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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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Some pages partly illegible due to damage and staining by gall (pp. 122-130).
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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, 2 vols (London, 1898-1910), I, 355-358.
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Digital version available http://hdl.handle.net/10107/4575723 (viewed September 2018)
Available on microfilm at the Library.
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Formerly Hengwrt MS 218.
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Preferred citation: Peniarth MS 27 ii [RESTRICTED ACCESS].
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