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Title
Date(s)
- [1813x1815] (Creation)
Level of description
File
Extent and medium
i, 32 ff. ; 180 x 110 mm.
Paper-covered cloth over boards; remains of gilt paper pasted on front cover.
Context area
Name of creator
Biographical history
Archival history
'Frances El. Lewis given her by her dear sister', [early 19 cent] (ink on f. 2); 'From the library of the late C. J. Sturman of Louth [Lincolnshire]', [1997x2001] (book-plate inside front cover).
Immediate source of acquisition or transfer
Jeff Towns, Dylans Bookstore; Swansea; Purchase; October 2001; B2001/19.
Content and structure area
Scope and content
A volume, [1813x1815] (watermark 1813), containing translations into English verse, probably by Sir John Bernard Bosanquet (see pencil note on f. 2), of Welsh poetry by Dafydd ap Gwilym (ff. 4-5), Aneirin (ff. 6-7 verso), Taliesin (ff. 8-10), Gwalchmai ap Meilyr (ff. 11-13), Cynddelw Brydydd Mawr (f. 14 recto-verso) and Iolo Goch (ff. 16-17 verso).
Also included are notes on the poets and their works (ff. 20-30 verso) and an English translation of triads attributed to Catwg Ddoeth (ff. 18-19 verso). The volume is illustrated with six ink and wash sketches (ff. 3, 4, 5, 11, 17 verso, 26), including one of Cilgerran Castle, Pembrokeshire (f. 4). Frances Elizabeth Lewis (d. 1846), to whom the volume was given (see f. 2), was the sister of Mary Anne (d. 1819), wife of J. B. Bosanquet.
Appraisal, destruction and scheduling
Accruals
System of arrangement
Conditions of access and use area
Conditions governing access
Conditions governing reproduction
Usual copyright laws apply.
Language of material
- English
Script of material
Language and script notes
English.
Physical characteristics and technical requirements
One leaf removed after f. 5; spine repaired at NLW.
Finding aids
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Existence and location of originals
Existence and location of copies
Text
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Notes area
Note
Title based on contents.
Note
Preferred citation: NLW MS 23873B.
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Access points
Place access points
Name access points
- Cilgerran Castle (Wales) (Subject)
- Dafydd ap Gwilym, active 14th century (Subject)
- Aneirin. (Subject)
- Taliesin. (Subject)
- Catwg Ddoeth. (Subject)
- Gwalchmai ap Meilyr, fl. 1130-1180. (Subject)
- Taddy, Frances Elizabeth, 1783-1846, former owner. (Subject)
- Iolo, Goch, active 1345-1397 (Subject)
- Cynddelw Brydydd Mawr (Subject)
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Rules and/or conventions used
Description follows NLW guidelines based on ISAD(G) 2nd ed.; AACR2; and LCSH
Status
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Dates of creation revision deletion
March 2012.
Language(s)
- English
Script(s)
Sources
Archivist's note
Description compiled by Maredudd ap Huw and revised by Rhys Morgan Jones;