Y geirgrawn: neu drysorfa gwybodaeth. [electronic resource] : Am y flwyddyn .... Yn cynnwys athroniaeth naturiol, ... amcanedig i ledu gwybodaeth, uniondeb, cariad, a heddwych, trwy Gymru. Gan D. Davies.

Format:

Journal/Periodical

Contributor:

Davies, David, d. 1807, ed.

[Minshull, William], printer.

Language:

Welsh

Subjects (All):

Ethics--Wales--18th century--Periodicals--Early works to 1800.

Ethics.

Wales--History--18th century--Periodicals--Early works to 1800.

Wales.

Wales--Intellectual life--Periodicals--Early works to 1800.

Genre:

Periodicals -- Wales -- 18th century.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (v. )

Monthly

Plyg. I. [[Chwefror [Feb.], 1796. Rhif. I.]-Fedi [Sept.], 1796 (Rhif. VIII. Plyg. I.)]

Other Title:

Geirgrawn

Place of Publication:

Caerlleon [Chester, England] : argraphwyd ac ar werth gan W. Minshull: ar werth-hefyd gan R. Carnes, Treffynnon; W. Edwards, Croesoswallt; O.Owens, Caernarfon; J. Ross, ac J. Daniel, Caerfyrddin; a chan bawb Llyfrwerthwyr trwy Guymru: a chan G. Sael, Rhif. 192, Strand, Llundain, [1796]

Notes:

Text in Welsh.

Title repeated as caption in each monthly issue.

Imprint lacks year of publication; year date given in title.

Imprints vary; no. 6 (July 1796) gives different booksellers names: E. Carnes, Treffynnon; E. Edwards, Ruthin; T. Roden, Dinbych; A. Tye, Wrexham; while keeping earlier names except for W. Edwards and O. Owen. The LOndon names also differ: D. Price, rhif. 25, Walbrook, A.D.A.P. Davies, rhif. 5, Wooley-Street, Gerllaw Pont, Llundain.

Price follows imprint in brackets: Gwerth pedair ceiniog.

Volume number follows title.

With continuous pagination.

Note following title, roughly translated, states the purpose of the publication is to expand knowledge, morality, affection, and tranquility throughout Wales. The magazine includes natural philosophy, among other subjects; the Dict. of Welsh Biog. calls it: 'pronouncedly Radical in its views'. One issue includes a Welsh version of La Marseillaise.

Reproduction of original from British Library.

No more known to have been published.

Cited in:

NCBEL, II:1389

Dictionary of Welsh biography, p. 113

Crane & Kaye, 1345

Walters, H. Llyfryddiaeth cylchgronau Cymreig, 96

Times handlist, p. 221

Ward, W.S. Index of serials, p. 62

English Short Title Catalog, P6443.

OCLC:

508378098