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The building houses over four million printed volumes, including many rare books such as | The building houses over four million printed volumes, including many rare books such as | ||
* '''Yn y lhyvyr hwnn''' (''"Yn y llyfr hwn"'' or ''"In this book"''), the first book printed in Welsh in 1546 | * [http://www.llgc.org.uk/index.php?id=290 '''Yn y lhyvyr hwnn'''] (''"Yn y llyfr hwn"'' or ''"In this book"''), the first book printed in Welsh in 1546 | ||
* the first Welsh translation of the complete '''Bible''' in 1588 | * the first Welsh translation of the complete [http://www.llgc.org.uk/index.php?id=1588welshbible '''Bible'''] by William Morgan in 1588 | ||
It also keeps many rare and important manuscripts including | It also keeps many rare and important manuscripts including | ||
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*[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. | *[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 | Other important collections particularly of use to genealogists include: | ||
*[http://www.llgc.org.uk/index.php?id=487 Welsh wills pre-1858] | *[http://www.llgc.org.uk/index.php?id=487 Welsh wills pre-1858] | ||
*[http://www.llgc.org.uk/index.php?id=485 Church in Wales records] | *[http://www.llgc.org.uk/index.php?id=485 Church in Wales records] | ||