Identity area
Reference code
NLW MS 61B
Title
Edward Jones: The statute of Gruffudd ap Cynan
Date(s)
- Early 19 cent. (Creation)
Level of description
File
Extent and medium
40 pp. (interleaved with blotting paper) 180 x 118 mm. Bound in stout paper
Context area
Name of creator
Archival history
Formerly in the collection of Sir Thomas Phillipps
Immediate source of acquisition or transfer
Content and structure area
Scope and content
A volume containing an inaccurate copy, early 19 cent., in the hand of Edward Jones (Bardd y Brenin) (1752-1824), of the latter end of the statute of Gruffudd ap Cynan. A list of Welsh poets with dates is also included (p. 40). The writer notes that "this curious fragment of the Laws of the Bards was faithfully copied from an ancient parchment roll, which is in the Ashmolean Museum, Oxford".
Appraisal, destruction and scheduling
Accruals
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Conditions of access and use area
Conditions governing access
Conditions governing reproduction
Language of material
- engwel
Script of material
Language and script notes
English, Welsh
Physical characteristics and technical requirements
Finding aids
Allied materials area
Existence and location of originals
Existence and location of copies
Related units of description
Notes area
Note
See also NLW MSS 40C, 108B-109B, 111B-112B, 125C, 127C, 148C, 164C-174E, 225C, 262B, 322E-323E, 340F
Note
Creator ref. no.: Williams MS 266; Phillipps MS 4059
Note
Preferred citation: NLW MS 61B
Alternative identifier(s)
Virtua system control number
vtls004284395
GEAC system control number
(WlAbNL)0000284395