Descriptions of the Manuscripts

AL = Owen, A. (ed.), Ancient Laws and Institutes of Wales, (2 vols, London, 1841).
DC = Dimetian Code, Ancient Laws
GC = Gwentian Code, Ancient Laws
VC = Venedotian Code, Ancient Laws
LW = Leges Wallicae, Ancient Laws (Latin A)
LHB = Leges Howeli Boni, Ancient Laws (Latin B, Book, chapter, sentence)
LHB = Leges Howeli Boni, Ancient Laws (Latin C, chapter, sentence. Where numbering in the text comes to an end, reference is given to page and line in the Quarto edition.)
Bleg = Williams, S. J., and J. E. Powell (eds.), Llyfr Blegywryd, (Cardiff, 1942).
Col = Jenkins, D., (ed.), Llyfr Colan (Cardiff, 1963).
Cyn = Llyfr Cynog Aled Rhys Wiliam
DwC = Jenkins, D., (ed.), Damweiniau Colan (Aberystwyth, 1973).
Ior = Wiliam, A. Rh., Llyfr Iorwerth (Cardiff, 1960).
J = Richards, M., Cyfreithiau Hywel Dda Yn Ôl Llawysgrif Coleg Yr Iesu LVII (Cardiff, 1990).
Pom = Roberts, S. E., Llawysgrif Pomffred: An Edition and Study of Peniarth MS 259B (Leiden, 2011).
WML = Wade-Evans, A. W., Welsh Medieval Law (Oxford, 1909).
LTWL = Emanuel, H. D., The Latin Texts of the Welsh Laws (Cardiff, 1967).
Lat C = Russell, P., Welsh Law in Medieval Anglesey. British Library, Harleian MS 1796 (Latin C), Texts and Studies in Medieval Welsh Law II (Cambridge, 2011).

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Full Name: Peniarth 29

(Llyfr Du’r Waun / The Black Book of Chirk)

Redaction: Iorwerth
Date: s.xiii med
Length: 52ff

Latin text from the volume

Digital Images

Full Name: BL Cotton Titus D II
Redaction: Iorwerth
Date: s.xiii2
Length: 77ff

Text

 
Full Name: BL Cotton Caligula A III
Redaction: Iorwerth
Date: s.xiii med
Length: 50ff

Text

Full Name: Peniarth 32

(Y Llyfr Teg / The Beautiful Book)

Redaction: Iorwerth
Date: c.1404
Length: 144ff

Text

Digital Images

Full Name: BL Additional 14931
Redaction: Iorwerth
Date: s.xiii2
Length: 53ff

Text

Full Name: Peniarth 35
Redaction: Iorwerth
Date: s.xiv1
Length: 126ff

Text

Digital Images

Full Name: Peniarth 40
Redaction: Iorwerth
Date: s.xv2 (>1469)
Length: 129ff

Delweddau Digidol

Full Name: Peniarth 39
Redaction: Iorwerth
Date: s.xv med
Length: 89ff
Full Name: Peniarth 38
Redaction: Blegywryd
Date: s.xiv/xv
Length: 77ff
Full Name: Jesus College, Oxford, MS LVII
Redaction: Blegywryd
Date: s.xiv/xv
Length: 158ff
 
Full Name: BL Cotton Titus D IX
Redaction: Blegywryd
Date: s.xiv med
Length: 92ff
Full Name: Peniarth 33
Redaction: Blegywryd
Date: s.xv1
Length: 105ff
Full Name: Peniarth 36B
Redaction: Blegywryd
Date: s.xiv1
Length: 45ff
Full Name: Peniarth 36A
Redaction: Blegywryd
Date: s.xiv1
Length: 87ff
 
Full Name: Peniarth 259A
Redaction: Blegywryd
Date: s.xv2
Length: 44ff
Full Name: Wynnstay 36
Redaction: Blegywryd
Date: 1440s
Length: 166ff
Full Name: Peniarth 258
Redaction: Blegywryd
Date: s.xv2
Length: 141ff
Full Name: Peniarth 31
Redaction: Blegywryd
Date: s.xiv1
Length: 36ff
Full Name: BL Additional 22356
Redaction: Blegywryd
Date: s.xv med
Length: 149ff
Full Name: Llanstephan 116
Redaction: Blegywryd
Date: s.xv med
Length: 62ff
 
Full Name: Harleian 958
Redaction: Blegywryd
Date: s.xiv med
Length: 60ff
Full Name: LlGC 24029A
Redaction: Blegywryd
Date: s.xiv2
Length: 70ff
 
Full Name: Llanstephan 29
Redaction: Blegywryd
Date: s.xv/xvi
Length: 69ff
Full Name: Trinity College, Cambridge 1329
Redaction: Blegywryd
Date: s.xiv1
Length: 68ff
 
Full Name: Bodorgan Manuscript
Redaction: Cyfnerth
Date: s.xiv1
Length: 66ff
Full Name: Peniarth 37
Redaction: Cyfnerth
Date: s.xiv1
Length: 66ff
Full Name: Harleian 4353
Redaction: Cyfnerth
Date: s.xiv1
Length: 45ff
 
Full Name: Cotton Cleopatra A XIV
Redaction: Cyfnerth
Date: s.xiv1
Length: 74ff
Full Name: Cotton Cleopatra B V
Redaction: Cyfnerth
Date: s.xiv med
Length: 57ff
Full Name: NLW 20143A
Redaction: Cyfnerth
Date: s.xiv med
Length: 115ff
Full Name: Peniarth 259B
Redaction: Cyfnerth
Date: s.xvi med
Length: 113ff
 
Full Name: Peniarth 30
Redaction: Other
Date: s.xiii med
Length: 92ff
 
Full Name: Peniarth 164
Redaction: Other
Date: s.xiv2
Length: 81ff
Full Name: Peniarth 34
Redaction: Other
Date: s.xv2
Length: 66ff
Full Name: Peniarth 175
Redaction: Other
Date: s.xv2
Length: 44ff
Full Name: Peniarth 36C
Redaction: Other
Date: s.xv2
Length: 50ff
 
Full Name: Peniarth 166
Redaction: Other
Date: s.xv2
Length: 57ff
Full Name: Peniarth 28
Redaction: Lladin
Date: s.xiii med
Length: 26ff
 
Full Name: Cotton Vespasian E XI 1
Redaction: Lladin
Date: s.xiii med
Length: 26ff
 
Full Name: Harleian 1796
Redaction: Lladin
Date: s.xiii med
Length: 26ff
 
Full Name: Rawlinson C 821
Redaction: Lladin
Date: s.xiii/xiv
Length: 90ff
Full Name: Corpus Christi College, Cambridge 454
Redaction: Lladin
Date: s.xv1
Length: 65ff

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