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- [14 cent.]. (Creation)
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Extent and medium
Oak boards.
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Archival history
Immediate source of acquisition or transfer
Purchased at auction from Sotheby's, London, 10 December 1969 (lot 42).
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Scope and content
Antiphonal, known as the 'Pen-pont MS'.
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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.
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Latin.
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Existence and location of copies
For a facsimile see National Library of Wales MS. 20541 E: The Penpont Antiphonal, introduction and indices by Owain Tudor Edwards (Ottawa : Institute of Mediaeval Music, c. 1997), a copy of which is available in the Library.
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Publication note
Johannes J. Duin and Owain T. Edwards, 'In festo Sancti Dauid', National Library of Wales Journal, 21 (1979-80), pp. 229-240.
Publication note
Owain Tudor Edwards, 'The earliest monument of Welsh music : National Library of Wales MS.20541 E', Welsh History Review, 14 (1988-89), pp. 553-573.
Publication note
Owain Tudor Edwards, Matins, Lauds and Vespers for St David's Day: The Medieval Office of the Welsh Patron Saint in National Library of Wales MS 20541 E (Cambridge, 1990)
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Preferred citation: NLW MS 20541E [RESTRICTED ACCESS].
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- English