Identity area
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Title
Date(s)
- [mid-15 cent.]. (Creation)
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File
Extent and medium
70 ff. (foliated iii ff. + 64 ff. (also numbered by columns 1-256) + 3 blank ff.) :vellum ;291 x 206 to 212 mm.Rebound at NLW with a clasp.The end of the text is missing. The last 18 folios have been damaged at the bottom of the margins by rats.The end of the text is missing. The last 18 folios have been damaged at the bottom of the margins by rats.
Context area
Archival history
Immediate source of acquisition or transfer
Content and structure area
Scope and content
A mid 15th century text of Ystoria Dared.
The end of the text is missing.
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
Welsh.
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), 1076.
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 1.
Note
Preferred citation: Peniarth MS 263 [RESTRICTED ACCESS].