Red Book of Hergest
noun
A manuscript of the late 14th to early 15th centuries, written in Welsh and containing the Mabinogion and other pieces in prose and poetry.
- The manuscript was held at Hergest Court (Herefordshire) from the late 15th to the early 17th cent. and has been in the possession of Jesus College, Oxford, since 1701..
Origin
Early 18th century. After Welsh Llyfr Coch Hergest.