Don't forget to submit an abstract for our conference by 1 December. Details below.

Our CfP is now live on our project website. Just scroll down to the 'Activity' tab: www.kcl.ac.uk/research/dor...

We're delighted to announce the Call for Papers for our conference, to be held in London on 11-12 May 2026. The deadline for abstracts is 1 December; please do share with anyone who might be interested. Full info attached, but do be in touch with questions.

Exciting news from our friends @musicheritageplace.bsky.social, who are on Radio 3 next week!

Well, it seems like 1 of our main words for this year is TRAVEL! Only 1 month down, and @louisahb.bsky.social
has already been to Australia to present a seminar paper & make a project recording. Now @egiselbrecht.bsky.social & @drklmckeogh.bsky.social are off to Bologna for our 1st library of 2025

It's an exciting week for us with another major library trip. Following Louisa and Elisabeth's recent work in Belgium, we're staying on home turf at the British Library. We'll round off the week with a meeting with our colleagues at the Music, Heritage, & Place project.

Countless productive conversations, a few mussels and just over 10,000 photos later, and Louisa is back in blighty working on the next paper/article. Thanks to Kristof, Steven and Derek as always. A big recommendation to visit the Plantin-Moretus and Hendrik Conscience Heritage Libraries in Antwerp!

Katie had a brilliant afternoon at a knowledge exchange event hosted by the Shaping Scholarship: Early Donations to the @bodleianlibraries.bsky.social
project discussing databases, the perils of early donation records, and much more. Thank you to Weston Library staff for the fabulous book display.

Very proud to be one of DORMEME's Amici! Such a wonderful #EarlyMusic + #BookHistory project!

Louisa is making the final preparations for her next trip to the Plantin-Moretus Museum and Hendrik Conscience Heritage Library in Antwerp as 2024 Nottebohm Fellow. Delighted to return to sights such as this (ARCH 1231, Catalogue d’éditions plantiniennes en 1580). #bookhistory #musicbookhistory

DORMEME Amici are now live!!! One of the best parts of our project is the opportunity for a collaborative approach to all things Dissemination, Ownership, and Reading. Engaging with scholars who share our passion for these areas can have a significant impact on the work we all do.

Happy International Women's Day from the DORMEME team.

I am very pleased with my latest publication, co-authored with Dr. Idalia García Aguilar. The book, and therefore the chapter, is open access, you can find it here: brill.com/edcollbook-o...

Thanks to @dormeme16.bsky.social, @egiselbrecht.bsky.social, @louisahb.bsky.social, and @drklmckeogh.bsky.social for running 2 amazing workshops!! Definitely the most fun presentations I've attended this semester, and the most fun I've had giving a presentation this semester! #BookHistory

Katie attended the #earlymodern Semi-Public Libraries conference yesterday at Lambeth Palace Library. As well as stimulating discussion on what 'public' means in this context, we enjoyed spectacular views. Thank you @annalujz.bsky.social and the History of Libraries seminar for bringing us together

Louisa is packing her final items in preparation for her flight to Oslo this afternoon.
Looking forward to her presentation as part of ‘Liturgical texts and the book market’.
 
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If you can’t bring them to you, then you can go to them. Looking forward to our upcoming online workshops on Dissemination, including a small refreshment pack. What would you like in yours?

Here we are!!! The DORMEME team is made up from three specialists in (Music) Book History, all incredibly passionate about book use and circulation in the sixteenth century.

Who owned and read music books in early modern Europe? Who had access to printed musical material, how did they interact with it, and to what end? 
 
Let’s get started…. 
 
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