Identity area
Reference code
NLW MS 1256D.
Title
Llinach Jaffet, Ystoria Dared, and Brut y Brenhinedd,
Date(s)
- [1600x1615]. (Creation)
Level of description
File
Extent and medium
Context area
Name of creator
Archival history
Formerly in the Maesyporth collection.
Immediate source of acquisition or transfer
Content and structure area
Scope and content
Texts of a chronicle showing the descent of Priam, king of Troy, from Japheth, son of Noah (see Thomas Jones: Y Bibyl Ynghymraec, Cardiff, 1940, pp. 62-3), 'Ystoria Dared', and a portion of 'Brut y Brenhinedd' to Julius Caesar's invasion of Britain, based apparently on more than one earlier version and carelessly written.
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Language of material
Script of material
Language and script notes
Welsh.
Physical characteristics and technical requirements
Finding aids
The descriptions are also available in the Handlist of Manuscripts in the National Library of Wales, Volume I (Aberystwyth, 1943).
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Notes area
Note
Title based on contents.
Note
Preferred citation: NLW MS 1256D.
Alternative identifier(s)
Virtua system control number
vtls004297798
GEAC system control number
(WlAbNL)0000297798
Access points
Place access points
Name access points
- Priam, King, d. c. 1184 BCE (Subject)
- Japheth (Subject)
- Caesar, Julius (Subject)