Routes to the Düben Collection: The Acquisition of Music by Gustav Düben and his Sons

Abstract

The article describes the practices of acquisition of music behind the üben Collection. Music was copied into manuscripts from prints, but was also obtained in the form of groups of manuscripts from different regions of Europe. Close personal contacts and networks seem to have been more important than traditional trade routes.

Keywords

• düben collection
• seventeenth century
• music in sweden
• dissemination
• music collections