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It also keeps many rare and important manuscripts including
It also keeps many rare and important manuscripts including
* '''Llyfr Du Caerfyrddin''' (''"Black Book of Carmarthen"''), the earliest surviving manuscript entirely in Welsh from around 1250
*[http://www.llgc.org.uk/index.php?id=blackbookofcarmarthen '''Llyfr Du Caerfyrddin'''] (''"Black Book of Carmarthen"''), the earliest surviving manuscript entirely in Welsh from around 1250
* '''Llyfr Taliesin''' (''"Book of Taliesin"'') containing a collection of some of the oldest poems in Welsh, many attributed to the poet Taliesin from the end of the sixth century
*[http://www.llgc.org.uk/index.php?id=bookoftaliesinpeniarthms2 '''Llyfr Taliesin'''] (''"Book of Taliesin"'') containing a collection of some of the oldest poems in Welsh, many attributed to the poet Taliesin from the end of the sixth century
*[http://www.llgc.org.uk/index.php?id=whitebookofrhydderchpeniart '''Llyfr Gwyn Rhydderch'''] (''"White Book of Rhydderch"''), one of the most notable and celebrated manuscripts in Wales containing the earliest compendium of Welsh prose and early Welsh poetry.


Other important collections in the Library include:
Other important collections in the Library include:
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