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- [16 cent., second ½] / (Creation)
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File
Extent and medium
146 pp., mounted on interleaves.
Half bound.
Context area
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Immediate source of acquisition or transfer
Content and structure area
Scope and content
A manuscript containing poetry by Dafydd ap Gwilym, Guto'r Glyn, Dafydd ab Edmwnd and others (pp. 1-102 (the text beginning at p. 99 being a fragment only)); and Myrddin's 'Vaticinium' (pp. 131-146).
The manuscript is written in three different hands: pp. 1-102 belong to the third quarter of the sixteenth century; pp. 103-130 to the fourth quarter of the sixteenth century; and pp. 131-146 are in the hand of Sir Thomas Wiliems in his earliest style, c. 1576.
Appraisal, destruction and scheduling
Accruals
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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
Welsh.
Physical characteristics and technical requirements
Repaired at the corners, where the text is occasionally defective.
Finding aids
J. Gwenogvryn Evans, Report on Manuscripts in the Welsh Language, vol. II, part II (London, 1903), pp. 746-747.
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 163 [RESTRICTED ACCESS].