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- [15 cent.] (Creation)
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Extent and medium
155 pp. (foliated vi ff. + 133 pp. + 5 ff.) ; 288 x 201 to 300 x 217 mm.
Rebound at NLW. The old front cover is included in the manuscript.
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Scope and content
A fragment of a tract on the war between England and France; a portion of 'the tretice off housbondry that Master Grosthed [Grosseteste] mad the which was Bischope of Lyncolne ...'; a metrical story of Saint Gregory and his mother; miscellaneous cookery recipes; 'a good book off keruynge and servis vnto a prince ...'; and medical recipes.
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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
Middle English.
Physical characteristics and technical requirements
Parts of the manuscript have been affected by damp.
Finding aids
The description is also available in Handlist of Manuscripts in the National Library of Wales, Part I (Aberystwyth, 1940-3), 9.
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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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Publication note
S. H. Thomson: The Writings of Robert Grosseteste (Cambridge, 1940), 241.
Notes area
Note
Formerly Hengwrt MS 92.
Note
Preferred citation: Peniarth MS 394 [RESTRICTED ACCESS].
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Place access points
Name access points
- Grosseteste, Robert, 1168?-1253. (Subject)
- Gregory I, Pope, ca. 540-604 (Subject)
- Silvia, Saint, ?ca. 515-ca. 592 (Subject)