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A blog about the work and collections of the National Library of Wales.
Due to the more personal nature of blogs it is the Library's policy to publish postings in the original language only. An equal number of blog posts are published in both Welsh and English, but they are not the same postings. For a translation of the blog readers may wish to try facilities such as Google Translate.
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Monthly Archives: July 2010
Developments in alfresco photography
“J D Ll” 185- This year is the bi-centenary of the birth of John Dillwyn Llewelyn (1810-1882), of Penlle’r-gaer, Swansea, a pioneer photographer whose work is featured on our Early Swansea Photography website. He contributed to the photographic developments … Continue reading
Posted in Digitisation
H.M. Stanley: a Welshman I presume?
Journalist and explorer Sir Henry Morton Stanley became world-famous for his explorations in Africa, and for his ‘discovery’ in 1871 of David Livingstone at Ujiji. This meeting gave rise to the popular quotation, “Dr Livingstone, I presume?” Five months after … Continue reading
Posted in Archives and Manuscripts
Oxford blues
I’m in Oxford for the annual get-together of the heads of the six legal deposit libraries in the UK and Ireland. Our host this year is Sarah Thomas, Bodley’s Librarian – an American, incidentally, but with Welsh roots – and … Continue reading
Posted in Uncategorized
Humphrey Llwyd’s map of Wales and the Saxton proof map
Like George Owen (see post on 21st July) Humphrey Llwyd was an Elizabethan polymath: physician, antiquary and MP for Denbigh, it was later in life that he created the cartographic work for which he is best known. In a letter … Continue reading
Posted in Digitisation
Pentre Pella
Perched on a mountain overlooking the port of Holyhead, Pentre Pella is a small, irregularly shaped village with clusters of solid, squat cottages, stone walls, small fields and chapels. Sometimes the sky above is blue, but mostly it is grey. … Continue reading
Posted in Kyffin Blog
Water and stone
After a decent morning catching up on work – uninterrupted by calls and emails, except those from fellow nerds – it’s time to join our guests for a light lunch in Pen Dinas. This afternoon we’ve a double bill of … Continue reading
Posted in News and Events
George Owen’s map of Pembrokeshire
One of the delights of working with the collections here is that you are able to look at some items that are rare and beautiful and of great historical and cultural significance. One such item is George Owen’s Penbrochiae comitatus … Continue reading
Posted in Digitisation
UNESCO Memory of the World
The Peniarth manuscript collection at the National Library of Wales has been included on the UNESCO UK Memory of the World Register. We’re extremely pleased that the Peniarth manuscript collection, which we value highly at the Library, has been awarded … Continue reading
Posted in Archives and Manuscripts
Learning and Development
Here goes – final blog for the time being! The next year will mean a re-vamp for our Library and Information NVQ’s – which will mean that we in the NLW will have to adapt and create changes to accommodate … Continue reading
Posted in News and Events, Uncategorized
Cartographic treasures to be digitised
I was talking to the Librarian at tea a while back and the discussion turned to map digitisation. We haven’t added any maps to the digital mirror lately and he suggested that perhaps we should. As a result we are … Continue reading
Posted in Digitisation