Humanist Discussion Group, Vol. 16, No. 413.
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Date: Tue, 14 Jan 2003 07:05:18 +0000
From: Andrew Hawke <ach@aber.ac.uk>
Subject: Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru completed
Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru, the great Welsh historical dictionary, has been
completed after over eighty years' work. The project began in 1921 with the
first 27 years being spent on collecting material for the dictionary. The
first 64-page part appeared in 1950, and the final part (the 61st) was
published at the end of 2002. Complete sets (4 volumes) of the dictionary
can now be ordered through bookshops or directly from the University of
Wales Press for 150 pounds sterling until the end of February 2003, when
the price will revert to the usual 190 pounds.
Work began in January 2002 on re-editing the A-B section of the Dictionary,
first edited in a very concise manner in the 1950s, and the first draft of
this work is available online at
http://www.wales.ac.uk/dictionary/gpc_pdfs.htm. The second edition will
also be published in parts, and a shorter electronic version is also in
preparation.
For full details, please see the Dicitonary's website at:
http://www.wales.ac.uk/dictionary/. [Note: demand for sets has been so
great that some volumes are currently being reprinted. There may be a delay
of several weeks.]
-- Andrew Hawke ach@aber.ac.uk (01970)627513 (+44)1970 627513 (fx627066) Golygydd Cynorthwyol/Rheolwr Systemau Asst. Editor/Systems Manager Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru University of Wales Dictionary Llyfrgell Genedlaethol Cymru National Library of Wales Aberystwyth, Ceredigion, SY23 3HH, U.K. URL: http://www.cymru.ac.uk/geiriadur/
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