thespeckledscribe: And so it begins… Welcome to my blog, a commentary on the life of my

thespeckledscribe:

And so it begins…

Welcome to my blog, a commentary on the life of my MPhil:

“A transcription and commentary of NLW 5267”

Essentially, I’m attempting to make an edition of a 15th century Welsh manuscript known as ‘Y Casgliad Brith’- The speckled collection. Which is a lot more fun than it sounds. :)

The manuscript hasn’t really been looked at before (beyond a cursory glance or two) and it’s got a whole host of crazy things in it. It was written in 1438 in the hand of Siancyn ap Dafydd ap Gruffudd. The texts themselves are a mixture of Religious, scientific, and historical texts, including the life of St Catharine, Proverbs, and the Welsh ‘Delw y Byd’,a treatise on geography.

So, are you ready to take the journey with me? I promise it will be fun!

All the best,

Rebecca.

Good luck!