To mark the anniversary of the Deutsches Symphonie-Orchester Berlin, BiblioCopy digitised hand-designed albums and concert documentation in 2020/21. On the ‘Musikgeschichte in Handschriften’ blog, the Köhler volumes are presented as a many-voiced chronicle of the orchestra.
Project period
2020/21
Collections
Autograph albums and concert documentation
Objective
DSO anniversary blog
Manuscripts, drawings and memories
The volumes compiled by Heinrich Köhler combine autographs, dedications, photographs and drawings by notable musicians. Their digitisation needed to capture fine handwriting as faithfully as pasted-in photographs and different types of paper.
- gentle imaging of bound, unique albums
- Detailed reproduction of handwriting, drawing and photography
- Consistent preparation for editorial use online
- Quality control across a wide variety of page layouts
Telling the orchestra's history online
The blog combines the digital copies with editorial context, making first-hand accounts from 75 years of orchestral history accessible to a wide audience.