Identity area
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Title
Date(s)
- [16 cent., second ½]. (Creation)
Level of description
File
Extent and medium
69 ff. (foliated iv ff. + 65 ff.) : paper ; 309 to 312 x 200 to 211 mm. Rebound at NLW.
Context area
Archival history
The manuscript was temporarily in the possession of William Maurice in 1662.
Immediate source of acquisition or transfer
Content and structure area
Scope and content
A Latin version of the Laws of Hywel Dda, with a summary at the beginning and corrections in the hand of William Salesbury.
Appraisal, destruction and scheduling
Accruals
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
A detailed list of the manuscript's contents may be found in J. Gwenogvryn Evans, Report on Manuscripts in the Welsh Language, vol. I (London, 1898-1905), 1072-1073; a description of the manuscript and its Latin text can also be found in Prof. Edward Bensley, Catalogue of Peniarth Manuscripts which are Wholly or Partly in Latin (NLW), p. 28.
Generated finding aid
Allied materials area
Existence and location of originals
Existence and location of copies
Available on microfilm at the Library.
Related units of description
Notes area
Note
Formerly Hengwrt MS 521.
Note
Preferred citation: Peniarth MS 256 [RESTRICTED ACCESS].