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and parts of the orders of service for marriage and visiting the sick. Two scribes wrote the manuscript together and differences in their handwriting can be seen. Drawings in the margins of the folios include symbols of the four authors of the
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a crucifixion scene, and beasts and creatures such as a mermaid, dragons, and peacocks. Blue-green and red inks are used for the drawings. Some of the initial letters are also enlarged, coloured and decorated.
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dating from the middle of the 14th century. It is one of the few surviving Welsh manuscripts of the period to have a medieval binding, and has been digitised by the
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