The second volume of Elis Gruffydd's chronicle of British history, the present part covering the period from the Norman Conquest to 1552. The manuscript is itself now bound as two volumes, of which this is the first.
Cronicl Elis Gruffydd : Rhan I
This material is held atNational Library of Wales / Llyfrgell Genedlaethol Cymru
- Reference
- GB 210 NLW MS 3054iD [RESTRICTED ACCESS]
- Alternative Id.(alternative) vtls004377742(alternative) (WlAbNL)0000377742
- Dates of Creation
- [1529x1553]
- Name of Creator
- Language of Material
- Welsh Welsh.
- Physical Description
- iii, 308 ff. (original foliation 2-302 continued to end) ; 300 x 200 mm.
Described by Gwenogvryn Evans (p. 214) as 'bound in oak boards and leather'; remains of these (?original) leather covers retained as ff. 304 & 308. Re-bound as two volumes, in quarter-leather over oak boards, at NLW.
- 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 158.
Title based on contents.
Preferred citation: NLW MS 3054iD [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. 214-221.
Alternative Form Available
Available on microfilm at the Library (NLW Film 868).
Online version available on the Library's website: https://www.library.wales/discover/digital-gallery/manuscripts/early-modern-period/elis-gruffudds-chronicle/ (viewed September 2018) and http://hdl.handle.net/10107/4388829 (viewed September 2018)
Custodial History
Formerly in the Gloddaeth library (see Gwenogvryn Evans, p. 214); bookplate of 'Tho Mostyn 1744 No. 33' (f. 307).
Additional Information
Published