Aber-Conway; or, A Gleaning from Cambrian History

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  • This material is held at
  • Reference
      GB 210 NLW MS 24119C.
  • Alternative Id.
      (alternative) 99866636102419
  • Dates of Creation
      1848
  • Language of Material
      English  English.
  • Physical Description
      i, 166 ff. (blank from f. 39 verso) ; 225 x 180 mm.
      Leather over boards with brass lock and key; panel stamped, with gold tooling inside covers and gilded page edges. Label of W. Houghton, Stationer, 162, New Bond Street, inside back cover.
  • Location
      ARCH/MSS (GB0210)

Scope and Content

Manuscript poem, 1848, in an unknown hand, entitled 'Aber-Conway or a Gleaning from Cambrian History', concerning the tribulations of Eleanor de Montfort, wife of Llywelyn ap Gruffydd (ff. 2-39). It is apparently unpublished.
The poem is subdivided into four Cantos, with Canto III also including 'Llewellyn's Song' (ff. 28-29 verso). It is preceded by an introduction, possibly in a different hand, which confuses Llywelyn ap Gruffydd with his grandfather Llywelyn the Great (f. 1 verso). The poem is dated 29 June 1848, and signed by means of a monogram, possibly 'SJ' or 'JS' (f. 39). There are minor emendations throughout, mostly in ink.

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Acquisition Information

Bernard Quaritch Ltd; London; Purchase; April 2018; 99866636102419.

Note

Title based on contents.

Physical Characteristics and/or Technical Requirements

One leaf cut out after f. 164. Some page edges affected by damp. Front cover and ff. i, 1-6 re-attached at NLW, 2019.

Archivist's Note

April 2019.

Description compiled by Rhys Jones.

Conditions Governing Use

Usual copyright laws apply.

Custodial History

'G1942' (pencil on f. 166)

Additional Information

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