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Llyfrgell Genedlaethol Cymru = The National Library of Wales
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A biographical and heraldic dictionary,

  • NLW MS 12522C.
  • File
  • [1876x1940] /

A volume described on the title page as 'The Heraldic Arms of the Welsh Princes Compiled by N[icholas] Bennett, Glanyrafon [Trefeglwys, co. Montgomery]. Copied & Emblazoned by his Nephew Breese Bennett Owen at Glanyrafon during . . . 1876'. The work is in the form of a biographical dictionary of eminent Welshmen from the earliest times to the nineteenth century, with, whenever ascertainable, descriptions and copies (emblazoned) of their coats of arms. Included as insets are a holograph letter from J[ ohn] Deffett Francis, Swansea, to Captain Thomas [of Swansea, 18]78, thanking the recipient for the opportunity to peruse the manuscript; and a family pedigree tracing the descent from the Bennett family of Glanyrafon of Mrs. E. I. Wynne-Jones of Rudgwick, Sussex, who donated the volume to the National Library. A list of manuscripts and books consulted in compiling the work is given at the beginning.

Owen, Breese Bennett

A Birthday Celebration exhibition

Material relating to the 56 Group Wales's A Birthday Celebration exhibition held at the Welsh Arts Council's Oriel Gallery in Cardiff to mark the gallery's tenth anniversary in 1984, including correspondence between Group secretary Mary Griffiths and the Oriel Gallery, Group members and others; draft exhibition catalogue text, including details of exhibiting artists and works; private viewing invitation list and printed invitations; and memoranda by Mary Griffiths. Some folios annotated by Mary Griffiths.

A blank form of Indulgence granted by the Chamberlains, warden, and proctor of the Hospital of the Blessed Trinity and ...,

A blank form of Indulgence granted by the Chamberlains, warden, and proctor of the Hospital of the Blessed Trinity and St. Thomas the Martyr of Canterbury founded in the city of Rome by virtue of the Bull of Pope Alexander VIII [should be Alexander VI], dated xiii Kal. Septemb., A.D. 1493, to [ ] (name not filled in.). With form of absolution on the back. Vellum. Latin.

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