The DEDICATE's principal investigator would like to acknowledge the help, mentoring and long-standing support received by both his colleagues at the HATII and by the staff of the University of Glasgow contributing toward the realisation of this project.

In particular, he would like to thank Dr Ian Anderson, supervisor of the DEDICATE's project and constant fosterer and mentor of his investigation, Ms Ann Gow, which, as deputy director of the HATII, has always promoted his initiatives, Mrs Elaine Wilson which has never failed to find the best way to make them possible, and the staff of the Research and Enterprise department at the University of Glasgow, which successfully delivered its services for this project despite a very demanding deadline.

This project would have not been possible without the generous funding from the Fellowship Scheme for Early Career Researchers of the Arts and Humanities Research Council.