'Welsh poems by various authors...'
'Welsh poems by various authors, including D[afyd] ap Edmwnt, Rhys Goch, Lewis Glyn Cothi, D. Nanmor, Edmwnd Prys & William Cynwal, in the autograph of Benjamin Simon, written circa 1760, There is "a choice collection of the most select Proverbs in English" at the beginning of the MS.'
Dates
- Creation: Written in the 18th century
Extent
192 pages
Language of Materials
- Welsh
- English
Preferred Citation
Oxford, Bodleian Libraries [followed by shelfmark and folio or page reference, e.g. MS. Welsh f. 4, fols. 1-2]
Shelfmark:
MS. Welsh f. 4
Collection ID (for staff)
CMD ID 19097
Abstract
'Welsh poems by various authors...'
Biographical / Historical
Biographical details unknown.
Other Finding Aids
Falconer Madan, et al., A summary catalogue of western manuscripts in the Bodleian Library at Oxford which have not hitherto been catalogued in the Quarto series (7 vols. in 8 [vol. II in 2 parts], Oxford, 1895-1953; reprinted, with corrections in vols. I and VII, Munich, 1980), vol. VI, no. 31440
Immediate Source of Acquisition
'Bought Dec. 1891 from a descendant of the rev. David Richards to whom the collection belonged. This volume was owned by 'Dafydd Rhisiart, 1755.'
Physical Facet
On paper
Dimensions
6 1/2 × 4 in.
Topical
- Title
- 'Welsh poems by various authors...'
- Status
- Published
- Date
- EAD version 2020 by Alice Whichelow
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
Repository Details
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