Identity area
Reference code
Llanstephan MS 196 [RESTRICTED ACCESS].
Title
Historia Regum Britanniae, &c.,
Date(s)
- [15 cent.]. (Creation)
Level of description
File
Extent and medium
176 pp. : Vellum. Levant morocco.
Context area
Archival history
The volume is inscribed 'Sum Guiliel. Bonyer. 1555' (p. 1). It was presented to Herbert New [?of Evesham] by 'Theo: Davies' of 83 Barton Street, Gloucester, 3 July 1850.
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Content and structure area
Scope and content
A manuscript containing Geoffrey of Monmouth's Historia Regum Britanniae (pp. 1-148); and the Prophecy of John of Bridlington (pp. 149-176).
Appraisal, destruction and scheduling
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System of arrangement
Conditions of access and use area
Conditions governing access
Access to the original manuscript by authorised permission only. Readers are directed to use surrogate copies.
Conditions governing reproduction
Usual copyright laws apply.
Language of material
Script of material
Language and script notes
Latin.
Physical characteristics and technical requirements
Finding aids
J. Gwenogvryn Evans, Report on Manuscripts in the Welsh Language, vol. II, part II (London, 1903), p. 781.
Allied materials area
Existence and location of originals
Existence and location of copies
Available on microfilm at the Library.
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Notes area
Note
Preferred citation: Llanstephan MS 196 [RESTRICTED ACCESS].
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Virtua system control number
vtls006090139
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Description identifier
Institution identifier
Llyfrgell Genedlaethol Cymru = The National Library of Wales