'Y Llyfr hir or Mwythig', being a collection of five hundred and sixty-six cywyddau, etc. by various authors arranged into 'books' according to subject. The poems in each 'book' are numbered separately. The poets cited include Iolo Goch, Dafydd ap Gwilym, Siôn Cent, Iorwerth Fynglwyd, Bedo Brwynllys and Siôn Phylip. The volume is dated temp. James II (see p. 382). The text is followed by nine folios of index, arranged under authors' names, by Richard Morris. Following the index are three further poems (by Dafydd ap Gwilym, Siôn Cent and Dafydd ab Edmwnt) in the hand of the Reverend Samuel Williams.
The volume is in the same hand as Llanstephan MSS 47, 48 and the end of 164.
Y Llyfr Hir o'r Mwythig,
This material is held atNational Library of Wales / Llyfrgell Genedlaethol Cymru
- Reference
- GB 210 Llanstephan MS 134 [RESTRICTED ACCESS].
- Alternative Id.(alternative) vtls006086604
- Dates of Creation
- [1685x1688]
- Name of Creator
- Language of Material
- Welsh Welsh.
- Physical Description
- Foliated 15-71, 77-89, 93-256. 263-318 + 11 ff. added at the end (f. 56 occurs twice, but the numbering of ff. 61 and 133 were 'skipped' by the scribe).
Bound in calf and lettered 'CERDD-LLYFR CYMRAEG A'.
- Location
- DE/SOUTH SA/OPEN SHELVESARCH/MSS (GB0210)
Scope and Content
Access Information
Access to the original manuscript by authorised permission only. Readers are directed to use surrogate copies.
Note
Formerly Shirburn MS 116 G. 33.
Preferred citation: Llanstephan MS 134 [RESTRICTED ACCESS].
Other Finding Aids
J. Gwenogvryn Evans, Report on Manuscripts in the Welsh Language, vol. II, part II (London, 1903), pp. 695-712.
Alternative Form Available
Available on microfilm at the Library.
Physical Characteristics and/or Technical Requirements
Slightly imperfect at the corners of ff. 15-22, 309-318; wanting beginning and end.
Conditions Governing Use
Usual copyright laws apply.
Custodial History
'Sum ex Libris Thomæ Powell oxoniensis Exoniensis' inscribed on f. 128.
Additional Information
Published