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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: November 2012
Capturing the Laws of Hywel Dda
In a recent Welsh-language blog, we reported that the Library’s newly-acquired manuscript of the Laws of Hywel Dda had been disbound and repaired, ready for digitisation. An accompanying English-language blog by Professor Paul Russell of Cambridge University describes the same … Continue reading
Posted in Archives and Manuscripts
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350th anniversary of the Book of Common Prayer
The history of the Book of Common Prayer began in the reign of King Henry VIII, when Thomas Cranmer, Archbishop of Canterbury, produced his first private draft of the daily offices of Morning and Evening Prayer. The first published editions … Continue reading
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The Titanic
While watching a news story build up I tend to use Twitter, the BBC News website and so on. Back in 1912 when the Titanic struck an iceberg it was the newspapers which gave the news. The Daily newspapers were especially … Continue reading
Posted in Digitisation
Tagged Cambria Daily Leader, Digitisation, Maritime Disaster, Newspapers, Titanic
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The War Diary of Edward Thomas
The poet Edward Thomas met one of the strangest deaths of the First World War. On Easter Monday 1917, on the first morning of the Battle of Arras, a stray German shell passed so close to him that the rush … Continue reading
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‘Out of the Shadows’ – The life and work of Ifor and Joy Thomas
Come to The National Library of Wales in Aberystwyth this Friday and Saturday (23 and 24 November 2012) to celebrate the enormous contribution of the Welshman from Cross Hands, Ifor Thomas and his wife, Joy to British photography. Through their … Continue reading
How about a Guided Tour?
I have been very privileged over the years to have met people from many different regions of the world whilst undertaking guided tours of the National Library of wales. They have shown interest in gaining further knowledge and understanding regarding … Continue reading