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Aberystwyth, National Library of Wales, Peniarth MS 29 = Black Book of Chirk (Llyfr Du o'r Waun)

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Texts (2)
References (9)

Isaac, Graham R., Simon Rodway, Silva Nurmio, Kit Kapphahn, and Patrick Sims-Williams [eds.], Rhyddiaith Gymraeg o lawysgrifau’r 13eg ganrif: fersiwn 2, Aberystwyth: Aberystwyth University, Department of Welsh and Celtic Studies, 2013. Computer file.

Isaac, Graham R. [ed.], and Simon Rodway [ed.], Rhyddiaith Gymraeg o lawysgrifau’r 13eg ganrif: testun cyflawn, Aberystwyth: University of Wales Press, 2002. CD-ROM.

Transcriptions of Welsh-language texts from 13th-century Welsh manuscripts, transcribed by G. R. Isaac and Simon Rodway, with assistance from Ingo Mittendorf, Brynley F. Roberts and D. Mark Smith. New versions were published online in 2010 and 2013.

Burdett-Jones, M. T., “Un o ddiarhebion Llyfr Du’r Waun”, Studia Celtica 28 (1994): 169.

Lewis, Timothy, “Copy of the Black Book of Chirk Peniarth: Ms. 29 National Library of Wales Aberwystwyth”, Zeitschrift für celtische Philologie 20 (1936): 30–96.

Williams, Ifor, and T. H. Parry-Williams, “Englynion y Clyweit”, Bulletin of the Board of Celtic Studies 3:1 (1926, 1926–1927): 4–21.

Loth, Joseph, “L'élégie du Black Book of Chirk”, Revue Celtique 32 (1911): 203–204.

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Evans, J. Gwenogvryn, Facsimile of the Chirk codex of the Welsh laws, Llanbedrog, 1909.

Objects.library.uu.nl: <link> : View in Mirador

Evans, J. Gwenogvryn, Report on manuscripts in the Welsh language, vol. 1.2: Peniarth, Historical Manuscripts Commission, London, 1899.

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359 “MS 29”

Hen. 26

Results for Book (171)

Aberystwyth, National Library of Wales, Llanstephan MS 27 = part of Llyfr Coch Talgarth (Red Book of Talgarth)

Welsh manuscript collection of religious texts, mainly in the hand of Hywel Fychan. Other parts of the original manuscript are in Peniarth MS 12 and Cardiff MS 3.242.

c.1400
Hywel Fychan ap Hywel Goch

Aberystwyth, National Library of Wales, Llanstephan MS 55 = Book of Dr. John David Rhys

Welsh paper manuscript miscellany (268 pp.) in the hand of John David Rhys containing Welsh poetry as well as a vocabulary, a bardic grammar of the Dafydd Ddu recension, the so-called statutes of Gruffudd ap Cynan, a translation of Genesis I, items of biblical and historical interest, etc.

c.1579
John David Rhys

Aberystwyth, National Library of Wales, Llanstephan MS 117

Not yet published.

1544-1552

Aberystwyth, National Library of Wales, Llanstephan MS 120

Not yet published.

c.1607

Aberystwyth, National Library of Wales, MS 3043B

A late 16th-century transcript of the White Book of Rhydderch

s. xvi^ex

Aberystwyth, National Library of Wales, MS 7006D = Llyfr Du Basing (Black Book of Basingwerk)

s. xv²
Gutun Owain

Aberystwyth, National Library of Wales, MS 17110E = Book of Llandaff (Liber Landavensis)

The Book of Llandaff is one of the oldest manuscripts of Wales. While its core is a gospelbook containing a copy of St Matthew’s Gospel, it is best known for its many substantial additions in the form of the Lives of St Elgar and St Samson, and various documents (such as charters) relating to the see of Llandaff and to bishops Dyfrig, Teilo and Euddogwy.

s. xii¹

Aberystwyth, National Library of Wales, Peniarth MS 1 = Black Book of Carmarthen (Llyfr Du Caerfyrddin)

A collection of early Welsh poetry, including religious poems, praise poems and elegies.

c. 1250
Black Book of Carmarthen scribe

Aberystwyth, National Library of Wales, Peniarth MS 2 = Book of Taliesin (Llyfr Taliesin)

s. xiv¹
Book of Taliesin scribe

Aberystwyth, National Library of Wales, Peniarth MS 4 = Llyfr Gwyn Rhydderch, part 2

c. 1350
Hywel Fychan ap Hywel Goch