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Archives and Manuscripts at the National Library of Wales (Cymraeg @ArchifauLLGC ) Access to Memory
Feb 27, 2023 • 8 tweets • 4 min read
1/ The Laws of Hywel Dda – a #ManuscriptMonday thread!

The Laws of Hywel Dda were a system of native Welsh laws named after and thought to be first codified by Hywel Dda (d.950), king of Deheubarth 👑 Illustration from Peniarth ... 2/ One of the earliest surviving Latin copies is Peniarth MS 28 (mid-13thC), which includes a series of colourful illustrations accompanying the text.
Decoration such as this was very rare in Welsh-produced manuscripts of the time: hdl.handle.net/10107/4400109 A page from Peniarth MS 28