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The National Library of Wales’s collections are at your fingertips. Search through our vast collections and order material to view in the Reading Room.
See how our perception of Wales has changed. From some of the oldest maps of Wales to stunning local hand-drawn maps and everything in between. Maps are our gateway to the past.
Did you know that you can get married at the Library? With elegant rooms and stunning view over Cardigan Bay, it’s the perfect location.
Visit some of the free exhibitions at our building in Aberystwyth, and see our collections come to life.
The National Library of Wales’s collections are at your fingertips. Search through our vast collections and order material to view in the Reading Room.
In 1563 a law was passed in Wales which instructed the bishops of the Welsh dioceses and the bishop of Hereford to arrange for the Bible and the Book of Common Prayer to be translated into Welsh by March 1567. A translation of the Prayer Book by William Salesbury was published on the 6th of May 1567. His translations were important milestones in the history of Welsh publishing and provided the people of Wales with religious texts in their own language for the first time.
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