File 314-315D. - Testunau Cymraeg yn llaw W. H. Mounsey

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314-315D.

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Testunau Cymraeg yn llaw W. H. Mounsey

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  • [1860x1900] (Creation)

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2 volumes.

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Two composite volumes of transcripts of Welsh texts, with copious annotations, in the hand of W[illiam] H[enry] Mounsey. The titles include 'Hynafion Dyffryn Clwyd' (printed in Y Brython, 1861, pp. 325-6), 'Llyma henwau Maen mawr werthiawg, ei gwrthiau, a'i nattur', 'Llyma lyfyr a elwir Graduelys' (Y Brython, 1860, pp. 413-16), 'Rhyfeddodau Palestin', 'Y Llyfr a elwir y Purdan', 'Prophwydoliaeth Dewi Sant', 'cywyddau' and 'englynion' by Huw ap Rissiart ap D'd, Evan Evans ['Ieuan Brydydd Hir'], Tudur Penllyn, Dafydd Nanmor, Morys Kyffin, 'Llyma henwae y kyffion kler a'r kerddorion a raddiwyd pan vu yr Eisteddfod ddiwaethaf yn tref Gaerwys', 'Llyfr Kadwedigaeth Kerdd Dant', Y Kaniadau y sydd ar y Bragod Gowair (with 'Ar y Kras Goweir y maent', etc.), 'Llyma ymddiddan a vu rhwng Adrian ag Eppig', 'Llyma Ache ag ymddiddane a vu rrwng Selyf ap D'dd brophwyd a Marcholffus', 'Hen chwedl Diawl y Dwndwr' (incomplete) (Y Brython, 1860, pp. 136-7), 'Herodraeth' [i.e. Llyfr Arfau or Disgrifiad Arfau] (incomplete), 'Llyma Ddosbarth y Saith Gelfyddyd', 'Prophwydoliaeth y Bardd Cwsg', 'Prophwydoliaeth y Wennol', 'Cynghorion i amryw ddolurie' (Y Brython, 1860, pp. 339-40), 'Klod Kerdd Dafod', (see D. Gwenallt Jones 'Clod Cerdd Dafod', Llen Cymru I, pp. 186-7), 'Achau Powys' (Y Brython, 1860, pp. 124-7), 'Chronicl Cymreig' (incomplete), 'Mynachlog yr Ysbryd Glân' (Y Brython, 1860, pp. 361-5), 'Arwyddion Dydd Barn' (Y Brython, 1860, p. 56), 'Buchedd Marthin Sant', 'Llyma ystori VII doethion Ryvain (Y Brython, 1860, pp. 81-94) (with variant readings), 'Hanes Gwidw' (Y Brython, 1860, pp. 241-6), 'Arglwydd Glyndwr' (Y Brython, 1860, p.345), 'Siartrau y Waen' (Y Brython, 1861, pp. 337-9), 'Rinwedd y Ceilog' (Y Brython, 1860, pp. 56-7), 'Llyma ystori teitys vab ysbysionys' (Y Brython, 1860, pp. 41-4), 'Pa le y claddwyd y Prydyddion hyn' (Y Brython, 1860, pp. 137-8), 'Rhinweddau croen Neidr' (Y Brython, 1860, p. 137), ['Man-gofion'] (Y Brython, 1860, p. 269), etc. The majority of the transcripts are based on manuscripts in the British Museum. There are occasional annotations and references in the hand of D. Silvan Evans. The volumes are lettered respectively 'Welsh Tracts MSS W. H. Mounsey Vol. I' and 'Welsh Tracts MSS W. H. Mounsey Vol. II.'

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Welsh, English.

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Preferred citation: 314-315D.

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vtls005595542

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ISYSARCHB55

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Llyfrgell Genedlaethol Cymru = The National Library of Wales

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