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A slate inscribed on one side with two zoomorphic sketches, one of which appears to be a dog, together with at least four similar geometric designs, possibly horoscopes. On the reverse face is one other example of the same geometric design.

A slate inscribed on one side with a bird, overlain with a zig-zag pattern; a heart with three arrows protruding from the top; and a few letters, possibly 'adr O...'. On the reverse are a fish; a bird's wing; and some geometric lines.

A slate inscribed on one side with part of a pattern of nested squares (c.f. SF 5) as well as the front half of a dog wearing a collar.

A slate inscribed on one side with eleven lines of Welsh poetry, seemingly religious in nature, and written in the cywydd metre. The surface of the slate is particularly smooth and clean.
For transcripts see E. D. Jones, 'Ysgriflechi Cymraeg Ystrad Fflur', in Llên Cymru, 1 (1950), 1-6 (p. 5) and E. D. Jones, 'Inscribed Slates from Strata Florida', in Ceredigion, 1 (1950), 103-105 (p. 104).

A slate inscribed on one side with twenty-three lines of Welsh poetry in two columns in the cyhydedd naw ban metre; the second column in particular is imperfect.
For a transcript see E. D. Jones, 'Ysgriflechi Cymraeg Ystrad Fflur', in Llên Cymru, 1 (1950), 1-6 (p. 4). There is a reddish colour to the inscribed side of the slate (dye or chalk, likely applied at NLW for previous exhibitions).

A slate inscribed with ten lines of Welsh poetry on one side and a further ten lines on the reverse. The poetry is written in the cywydd metre, with both lines of the first six couplets written together on the same line.
For a transcript see E. D. Jones, 'Ysgriflechi Cymraeg Ystrad Fflur', in Llên Cymru, 1 (1950), 1-6 (p. 5). There is a reddish colour to both sides (dye or chalk, likely applied at NLW for previous exhibitions).

A slate inscribed on one side with a single line of Welsh, reading 'ys vaw athannedd', and on the other with a Welsh inscription partly reading 'Amorth gor...' and '[?Genn]yf ...'. There are also various geometric patterns and other marks on both faces, including what appears to be part of a pattern of nested squares (c.f. SF 32).

A slate inscribed on one side in Welsh, reading 'annerch vab y keth … ddigon … ennyf' and lower down '...nnerth ogan', together with a profusion of the letter 'w'. This face has a reddish colour (dye or chalk, likely applied at NLW for previous exhibitions).
On the other face are a few lines and other markings, possibly including some letters.

Thirty-five inscribed slates from Strata Florida Abbey, Cardiganshire, dated to the fifteenth century. Many of the slates are broken fragments with the inscriptions consequently often being incomplete; all are irregular in shape. The inscriptions comprise both text, the majority being in Welsh with examples of Latin and English, and pictures, comprising zoomorphic and anthropomorphic forms, geometric shapes and patterns, as well as other indefinite markings. The majority of the slates are inscribed on one face only, with eleven bearing inscriptions on both sides (SF 1, 3, 5-7, 15, 19, 22, 24, 28-29).
The five slates SF 13-14, 23, 25-26 are all broken fragments of one original slab (along with other still missing sections); with the exception of SF 13 the fragments can be joined up into one larger piece. SF 13-14 and 26 contain parts of a single epitaph, incised in large outline letters, which together appear to read: 'Hic ia[cet] ...es ap ... [a]p ll[ywelyn] [mona]chus'. SF 33 and 35 are also two fragments of a single slate.

A slate inscribed on one side with a drawing of a bishop's mitre; the inscription is unusually deeply incised.

A slate inscribed on one side with overlapping Latin inscriptions, of which the phrases '…deo cui nomera erat' and '…gr[atia]m nocis apta[m] dimittere' are legible, together with the name 'rys ap gr'. In addition there are a number of parallel lines inscribed into the slate, with the two longest joined at one end in a curved 'm' shape, and part of a circular pattern. On the reverse are some geometrical patterns.
There is a reddish colour to the written side of the slate (dye or chalk, likely applied at NLW for previous exhibitions).

A slate inscribed on one side with the words 'Davyd Gwynn monachus', written in outline letters, with '... amen' beneath.

A slate inscribed on one side with a horoscope, being a collection of intersecting lines and symbols inside a rough rectangle. There are also two inscriptions, comprising the line 'pater est vita ffilius e[t] sanct…' written across the horoscope, together with a further illegible line.
On the verso is a further attempt at a horoscope.

A slate inscribed on one side with the Latin epitaph 'hic iacet ffrater D[avi]d Gwyn', together with several lines and other markings, including a few possible letter shapes.

A slate inscribed on one side with a partial epitaph or pseudo-epitaph 'Hic ia…' and 'ap...', in large outline letters. The letter ‘H’ is particularly decorative, with swirls and shading.
The slate is one of five broken fragments of one original slab, along with SF 14, 23, 25-26; other sections of the epitaph survive on SF 14 and 26.

A slate inscribed on one side with a partial epitaph, or pseudo-epitaph, reading '...s', '...[a]p ll', '...chus' in large outline letters. There are also fainter outlines of depictions of animals, possibly deer, hunting dogs, or horses; one has antlers and one is now decapitated.
The slate is one of five broken fragments of one original slab, along with SF 13, 23, 25-26; other sections of the epitaph survive on SF 13 and 26.

A slate inscribed with two knots on one side, one perhaps unfinished, and a third knot on the reverse.

A slate inscribed on one side with the name 'David Grythor' and a geometric pattern.

A slate inscribed on one side with a few letters, including p, h and s. There is a reddish colour to this side of the slate (dye or chalk, likely applied at NLW for previous exhibitions).

A slate inscribed on one side with with the word 'Bowet', followed by another illegible word, and with various other markings including two figure of eight symbols and three open circles or 6-shapes.