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- 1858, 1888 (Creation)
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iv, 49 ff. (ff. 21 and 23 bound in incorrect order, f. 21 should be after f. 22, f. 23 should be after f. 20; blank from f. 34 verso) ; 430 x 335 mm. and less.
Bound in quarter leather and cloth over boards; 'A COLLECTION OF UNPUBLISHED WELSH AIRS. LLANGOLLEN EISTEDDFOD. 1858' (in gold on front cover).
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Letter, 12 March 1888, of Lewis Hartley, Upper Bangor, to [W. Cadwaladr] Davies, giving him the manuscript as a wedding gift (tipped in at front of volume); 'Mary Davies' (in ink on front flyleaf).
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The original collection of Welsh Airs compiled and arranged by 'Orpheus' [James James] for the Llangollen Eisteddfod of 1858 (ff. 1-29 verso). Further Welsh airs, all arranged by Isalaw, dated July-August 1888 and in a different hand, are on ff. 30-34.
On f. 23 is the second extant manuscript appearance of 'Glan Rhondda' (Hen Wlad Fy Nhadau), the first being in NLW, Evan James MS 1. See further Meredydd Evans, 'Pwy oedd "Orpheus" Eisteddfod Llangollen 1858' and 'Who was "Orpheus" of the 1858 Llangollen Eisteddfod?', Welsh Music History, 5 (2002), 59-71.
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Usual copyright laws apply.
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- English
- Welsh
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Welsh, some English.
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Repaired and re-backed at NLW.
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Digital version available http://hdl.handle.net/10107/5823366 (May 2022)
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Preferred citation: Minor Deposit 150B.
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- English