Beinecke Osborn fc135 | Manuscript Verse Miscellanies

Title	Untitled
Archive	Beinecke Rare Book & Manuscript Library
Call Number	Beinecke Osborn fc135
Complete	Yes
Description	George Montagu, ca. 1769–1790. 77 poems. Verses attributed to George and Frederick Montagu, and copies of poems by Lady Mary Wortley Montagu, and others. * As of yet, this manuscript has not been examined due to 2021-2022 pandemic access restrictions. This description is a temporary placeholder based on catalogue entries and Union First Line Index records.
Format	Folio
Book Size	38cm x 24cm
Filled Page Count
Item Count	77
Poem Count	77
Periods	1761-1790
First Line Index	Yes
Digitized	No
Region
Additional Genres	Genealogical chart
Print Sources
Major Themes	Celebrities Classical themes Death, afterlife Devotional writing, religio... Public affairs Major themes prominent among the manuscript contents in alphabetical order.
Minor Themes	Friendship Imitation, parody Music, song, opera Satire - social Visual arts Other themes of interest among the manuscript contents in alphabetical order.
Links	hdl.handle.net firstlines.folger.edu
Bibliography
Citation	“Beinecke Osborn fc135.” Manuscript Verse Miscellanies, 1700–1820, edited by Betty A. Schellenberg, Simon Fraser University, https://mvm.dhil.lib.sfu.ca/manuscript/125. Accessed 26 Apr. 2024.
Created	2019-09-04 1:13:44 PM
Updated	2023-07-20 1:53:26 PM

Contributor	Role
Frederick Montagu	Major author
George Montagu	Primary compiler Major author
Mary Wortley Montagu	Major author
Lionel Cranfield Sackville	Major author

Feature	Note
Author attributions	Frequent.
Binding	Pre-bound paperbook. Many blanks.
Catchwords	Yes.
Hands	Single.
Indications of use	Fair copy. Laid in: other verses, including an epitaph on Lord Charles Montagu, a coronation ode for Charles II, and verse letters from Trinity College signed "T. Montagu." Also with a genealogical chart of the Montagu family.
Item formatting	Decorative swirls between items.
Original poetry	Yes, many original to the compiler.
Page layout	Margin, header, and footer rules. Generous with space (if divided into vertical columns, the text would only take up the middle third of the page).