Captain Montagu Montagu, RN (1787-1863), who entered the navy in 1799, was an author and autograph collector.

Manuscripts collected by Captain Montagu. The collection includes:

• Papers relating to literature, including:
  • copies of works by classical authors
  • English and Italian poetry
  • papers relating to the works of Shakespeare
• Autographs

The manuscripts were bequeathed to the Library by Captain Montagu in 1863.

Entry to read in the Library is permitted only on presentation of a valid reader's card (for admissions procedures see http://www.bodleian.ox.ac.uk/services/admissions/).

Falconer Madan, et al., A summary catalogue of western manuscripts in the Bodleian Library at Oxford which have not hitherto been catalogued in the Quarto series (7 vols. in 8 [vol. II in 2 parts], Oxford, 1895-1953; reprinted, with corrections in vols. I and VII, Munich, 1980), vol. V, nos. 25397-25458.

For a more detailed description of the medieval manuscripts in the collection see http://www.bodley.ox.ac.uk/dept/scwmss/wmss/online/medieval/montagu/montagu.html.

Authors, Classical

Autographs | Collections

Literature

Poetry, English

Poetry, Italian

Montagu | Montagu | 1787-1863 | Captain RN, Author, and Autograph Collector

Shakespeare | William | 1564-1616 | Dramatist