Ardal dynodi
Cod cyfeirnod
Teitl
Dyddiad(au)
- [1821x1899]. (Creation)
Lefel y disgrifiad
Fonds
Maint a chyfrwng
79 vols.
Ardal cyd-destun
Enw'r crëwr
Hanes bywgraffyddol
John Davies (1804-1884), Independent minister, linguist and commentator, was born in the parish of Llanarth. Accepted into Newtown College in 1822, he mastered Hebrew, Aramaic and Syrian as well as the customary Greek, Latin and divinity. He was chairman of the Union of Welsh Independents and wrote frequently to the periodicals of the time. He also excelled as a translator and commentator and published, amongst other works, Y Proffywdi Byrion, 1881, the translations Llyfr Coheleth and Llyfr Hosea, a series of lectures entitled Horae Petrinae, and a collection of his poetry, Flores Poetici.
Hanes archifol
Ffynhonnell
Presented by Mr J. Davies Jones, Beulah, Cardiganshire, descendant of John Davies, in 1933.
Ardal cynnwys a strwythur
Natur a chynnwys
A collection from the library of John Davies, much of which comprises correspondence and sermons, but also includes translations of segments of the New Testament, with commentaries; lectures; poetry; essays; a commonplace book; an account book; almanacs; miscellaneous papers, notes, etc.
Gwerthuso, dinistrio ac amserlennu
Croniadau
System o drefniant
Arranged according to NLW MSS reference numbers: NLW MSS 8613-8691.
Ardal amodau mynediad a defnydd
Amodau rheoli mynediad
Readers consulting modern papers in the National Library of Wales are required to sign the 'Modern papers - data protection' form.
Amodau rheoli atgynhyrchu
Iaith y deunydd
- Cymraeg
- Saesneg
Sgript o ddeunydd
Nodiadau iaith a sgript
Welsh, English, unless otherwise specified.
Cyflwr ac anghenion technegol
Cymhorthion chwilio
The descriptions are also available in the Handlist of Manuscripts in the National Library of Wales, Volume III (Aberystwyth, 1961).
Ardal deunyddiau perthynol
Bodolaeth a lleoliad y gwreiddiol
Bodolaeth a lleoliad copïau
Unedau o ddisgrifiad cysylltiedig
Ardal nodiadau
Dynodwr(dynodwyr) eraill
Virtua system control number
GEAC system control number
Pwyntiau mynediad
Pwyntiau mynediad pwnc
Pwyntiau mynediad lleoedd
Pwyntiau mynediad Enw
Pwyntiau mynediad Genre
Ardal rheolaeth disgrifiad
Dynodwr disgrifiad
Dynodwr sefydliad
Rheolau a/neu confensiynau a ddefnyddiwyd
This description follows NLW guidelines based on ISAD(G) Second Edition; AACR2; and LCSH.
Statws
Lefel manylder disgrifiad
Dyddiadau creadigaeth adolygiad dilead
November 2005.
Iaith(ieithoedd)
- Saesneg
Sgript(iau)
Ffynonellau
Nodyn yr archifydd
This description was compiled by Bethan Ifans for the retrospective conversion project of NLW MSS;