Peniarth Manuscript 32 is a fifteenth-century volume of
the laws of Hywel Dda that contains a brief chronicle from Gwrtheyrn Gwrtheneu to King John, Paul's Vision, the Tree of the Cross, Brutus Saxonum, and various englynion.
It is beautifully written on vellum in the hand of the scribe responsible for the Mabinogion in the ''
Red Book of Hergest
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,'' and is bound in white vellum.
National Library of Wales
The National Library of Wales (, ) in Aberystwyth is the national legal deposit library of Wales and is one of the Welsh Government sponsored bodies. It is the biggest library in Wales, holding over 6.5 million books and periodicals, and the l ...
, Aberystwyth, as part of the Peniarth Manuscripts
The Peniarth Manuscripts, also known as the Hengwrt–Peniarth Manuscripts, are a collection of medieval Welsh manuscripts now held by the National Library of Wales in Aberystwyth. The collection was originally assembled by Robert Vaughan (c. 159 ...
collection.
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15th-century manuscripts
Manuscripts about Wales in Latin
Peniarth collection
Legal manuscripts
Medieval Welsh law