The Holy Grail

This material is held atNational Library of Wales / Llyfrgell Genedlaethol Cymru

  • Reference
    • GB 210 NLW MS 3063E [RESTRICTED ACCESS]
  • Alternative Id.
      (alternative) vtls004377766
      (alternative) (WlAbNL)0000377766
  • Dates of Creation
    • [late 15 cent.]
  • Language of Material
    • Welsh Welsh.
  • Physical Description
    • ii, 178 ff. : Parchment ; 325 x 220 mm.
      Re-bound in whittawed pigskin at NLW, 1976. The remains of the previous nineteenth-century binding (white vellum over boards), probably the work of Edward Parry of Chester, along with a Gloddaeth library ticket and a note on the flyleaf Parry, are preserved separately.
  • Location
    • ARCH/MSS (GB0210)
      DE/SOUTH SA/OPEN SHELVES

Scope and Content

A transcript of the romance of the Holy Grail, with annotations in later hands.

Access Information

Access to the original manuscript by authorised permission only. Readers are directed to use surrogate copies.

Note

Formerly Mostyn MS 184.

Title based on contents.

Preferred citation: NLW MS 3063E [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. 274-276.

Alternative Form Available

Available on microfilm at the Library.

Physical Characteristics and/or Technical Requirements

Some 22 folios missing prior to re-binding (see Gwenogvryn Evans, p. 274).

Custodial History

Previously in the Gloddaeth library.

Additional Information

Published