The 20th international seminar on the Care and Conservation of Manuscripts

Care and Conservation of Manuscripts is an interdisciplinary seminar arranged by the Arnamagnæan Institute at the University of Copenhagen, Denmark.

9 April - 11 April 2025

The aim is to bring together conservators, librarians, archivists, scholars, curators and others to promote collaboration and share knowledge on the conservation of manuscripts and early printed books.

We welcome all individuals to submit proposals for twenty-minute presentations on subjects related to the care and conservation of written and printed materials in the broadest sense. Topics include conservation, curatorial, codicological, philological and book-historical issues.

Submission of abstracts

Abstracts should be no longer than 500 words and describe the presentation's content, including method, results, and conclusion. An additional three to five keywords should be provided. Please provide your full name, position and affiliation in your proposal.

Proposals for panels or sessions comprised of several presentations can be submitted as one document using the template below. The proposal should ideally include an overall presentation of the session as well as the title, author, affiliation and a short abstract for each presentation.

See the template for abstracts.

Submit your abstract to ccm@hum.ku.dk with “C&C20” in the subject line. Authors will be informed whether their abstracts have been accepted during the autumn of 2024. Please note that speakers are expected to deliver their presentation in person at the seminar in Copenhagen; presenting remotely is not normally possible.

Accepted proposals will be made available through the seminar’s website. After the seminar, authors will have the opportunity to turn their presentations into articles for publication in the proceedings. 

For further information on the Care and Conservation of Manuscripts seminars.