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Title
Date(s)
- 1658. (Creation)
Level of description
File
Extent and medium
60 pp. : paper ; 197 x 162 mm. Copy book.
Context area
Archival history
The signature of R. H. Vaughan occurs on p. 2; the book label of Robert H. Vaughan of Nanney is on the outside of the upper cover.
Immediate source of acquisition or transfer
Content and structure area
Scope and content
Bibliothecae Vachanianae MS Cambricorum Recensio by William Maurice of Llansilin, being a catalogue made in 1658 of 166 vellum manuscripts, mostly Welsh, at Hengwrt belonging to Robert Vaughan.
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
English, Welsh, Latin.
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), 1126; a description of the manuscript and its Latin text can also be found in Prof. Edward Bensley, Catalogue of Peniarth Manuscripts which are Wholly or Partly in Latin (NLW), 92.
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Allied materials area
Existence and location of originals
Existence and location of copies
Available on microfilm at the Library.
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Notes area
Note
Preferred citation: Peniarth MS 537 [RESTRICTED ACCESS].