The Welsh text of Brut y Brenhinedd written by the scribe of the Book of Taliesin (NLW Peniarth MS 2) during the first half of the fourteenth century. The text is followed by the pedigree of Llywelyn ap Gruffudd.
Brut y Brenhinedd
This material is held atNational Library of Wales / Llyfrgell Genedlaethol Cymru
- Reference
- GB 210 NLW MS 3036B [RESTRICTED ACCESS]
- Alternative Id.(alternative) vtls004377545(alternative) (WlAbNL)0000377545
- Dates of Creation
- [XIV cent., first ½]
- Language of Material
- Welsh Welsh.
- Physical Description
- v, 133 ff. (paginated 1-266) : Parchment ; 175 x 125 mm.
Re-bound in dark brown leather covers at NLW, 1962; the previous binding, described by Gwenogvryn Evans as 'oak boards, covered in leather', was not retained.
- Location
- ARCH/MSS (GB0210)DE/SOUTH SA/OPEN SHELVES
Scope and Content
Access Information
Access to the original manuscript by authorised permission only. Readers are directed to use surrogate copies.
Note
Formerly Mostyn MS 117.
Date derived from Daniel Huws, Medieval Welsh Manuscripts (Cardiff & Aberystwyth, 2000), p. 59.
Title based on contents.
Preferred citation: NLW MS 3036B [RESTRICTED ACCESS].
Other Finding Aids
A detailed list of the manuscript's contents may be found in J. Gwenogvryn Evans, Report on Manuscripts in the Welsh Language, vol. I (London, 1898-1905), pp. 62-63.
Alternative Form Available
Available on microfilm at the Library.
Custodial History
'Llyma lyvyr davydd ap llewelyn ap ry[s] vychan ple bynac yr el ac y may yn[ddo] bedeir dalen a saith ugein o ddail' (f. 150); 'Gloddaeth Library' ticket; bookplate of 'Tho. Mostyn 1744 No 94'.
Additional Information
Published