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Title
Date(s)
- [1740x1918] / (Creation)
Level of description
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Extent and medium
i, 89 ff. ; 130 x 150 mm. Full leather, panel-stamped binding, with brass clasps; letters 'J' and 'D' tooled on upper cover. Probably bound by John Davies himself.
Context area
Name of creator
Biographical history
Archival history
Immediate source of acquisition or transfer
Mrs J. A. Davies; Aberaeron; Donation; June 1958
See also NLW MS 12350A.
Content and structure area
Scope and content
Music book, [1740x1918], of John Davies ('Siôn Dafydd y Crydd'), bookbinder, cobbler and musician, of Llanfihangel Ystrad, Cardiganshire, consisting mainly of notes on the theory of music and psalmody, largely transcribed from the works of William Tans'ur and others.
Also included is an epitaph to John Davies, apparently composed by David Davies, Castell Hywel (f. 86 verso), together with a related note, 1918, by John Jones, Aberaeron (f. 87).
Appraisal, destruction and scheduling
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Conditions of access and use area
Conditions governing access
Conditions governing reproduction
Usual copyright laws apply.
Language of material
Script of material
Language and script notes
English.
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Finding aids
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Existence and location of originals
Existence and location of copies
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Notes area
Note
Title based on contents.
Note
Preferred citation: NLW MS 16663A.
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Access points
Subject access points
Place access points
Name access points
- Davis, David, 1745-1827. (Subject)
- Tans'ur, William, 1699?-1783. (Subject)
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Rules and/or conventions used
Description follows NLW guidelines based on ISAD(G) 2nd ed.; AACR2; and LCSH
Status
Level of detail
Dates of creation revision deletion
October 2006.
Language(s)
- English
Script(s)
Sources
Archivist's note
Description compiled by Barbara Davies;