Identity area
Reference code
SF 3
Title
Welsh poetry
Date(s)
- [1470s] (Creation)
Level of description
File
Extent and medium
1 slate ; 130 x 160 mm.
Context area
Archival history
Immediate source of acquisition or transfer
Content and structure area
Scope and content
A slate inscribed with ten lines of Welsh poetry on one side and a further ten lines on the reverse. The poetry is written in the cywydd metre, with both lines of the first six couplets written together on the same line.
For a transcript see E. D. Jones, 'Ysgriflechi Cymraeg Ystrad Fflur', in LlĂȘn Cymru, 1 (1950), 1-6 (p. 5). There is a reddish colour to both sides (dye or chalk, likely applied at NLW for previous exhibitions).
Appraisal, destruction and scheduling
Accruals
System of arrangement
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Conditions governing access
Conditions governing reproduction
Language of material
- Welsh
Script of material
Language and script notes
Welsh.
Physical characteristics and technical requirements
A hole at the bottom, a little left of centre, was made after the slate was inscribed.
Finding aids
Allied materials area
Existence and location of originals
Existence and location of copies
Related units of description
Publication note
E. D. Jones, 'Ysgriflechi Cymraeg Ystrad Fflur', in LlĂȘn Cymru, 1 (1950), 1-6 (p. 5).
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Note
Title based on contents.