The Three Principal Materials of Knowledge

The Three Principal Materials of Knowledge

THE THREE PRINCIPAL MATERIALS OF KNOWLEDGE.

The three principal materials of knowledge of the Bards of the Isle of Britain: wood, that is Coelbren; and Coelvain; which two existed before the faith in Christ was obtained; and when that was obtained, knowledge and understanding was had of the third, namely Plagawd, that is, the dressed skin of a beast, which is called parchment. (Grawen. 1 There are two grawens: one of wood, the other of a beast.)


Footnotes

  1. 163:1

    It is not very clear whether this word is the same or not with crawen, a crust, having here the meaning of rind or skin.

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