Laws_of_Hywel_Dda_(f.1.v)_King_Hywel_cropped.jpg


Summary

Peniarth 28 wikidata:Q16003599 reasonator:Q16003599
Author
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Title
Illustration of Hywel Dda from a Welsh Law text
Part of Peniarth Manuscripts Edit this at Wikidata
Object type illuminated manuscript Edit this at Wikidata
Genre non-fiction literature Edit this at Wikidata
Description
English: King Hywel Dda (Hywel the Good) enthroned. From a Latin copy of the Laws of Hywel Dda, which belongs to one of the National Library of Wales's foundation collections of manuscripts, the Peniarth Manuscripts.
Language Latin Edit this at Wikidata
Date Mid 13th century
Medium Ink and Illuminations on parchment
Dimensions height: 193 mm (7.5 in) Edit this at Wikidata ; width: 148 mm (5.8 in) Edit this at Wikidata
dimensions QS:P2048,+193U174789
dimensions QS:P2049,+148U174789
institution QS:P195,Q666063
Accession number
References Peniarth MS 28
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Other versions
Full manuscript folio

Captions

Laws of Hywel Dda, Welsh king 'Hywel the Good' holding a Fleur De Lis scepter (mid-13th century)