| Diplomatic transcription of the title page | [underlined:] V. Quatuor | à cordes. | B. Martinů | [added in pencil in a foreign hand:] + 28. 8. 1959 v Liestale při Basileji | [in pencil in Martinů´s hand:] I [in pen in Martinů´s hand:] Allegro non troppo [in pencil in Martinů´s hand:] 5.20 | [in pencil in Martinů´s hand:] II [in pen in Martinů´s hand:] Adagio [in pencil in Martinů´s hand corrected, originally 5.45:] 5.50 | [in pencil in Martinů´s hand:] III [in pen in Martinů´s hand:] Allegro vivo [in pencil in Martinů´s hand:] 3.50 | [in pencil in Martinů´s hand:] IV [in pen in Martinů´s hand:] Lento - Allegro [in pencil in Martinů´s hand:] 6 m[inutes]. | [in pencil in Martinů´s hand:] 21 m[inutes]. | Paris Mai 1938. | [underlined:] Durée= [sic] |
| Number of leaves | 16 |
| Number of pages bearing notation | 31 + 1 (titulní strana) |
| Total number of pages | 32 |
| Original pagination | 1-31 |
| Dimensions (width x height) | 272 x 353 mm |
| Binding | Loose leaves bound with thread |
| Paper characteristics | Yellowed |
| Watermark | Bellamy Normal 1er Choix Fon J. D. |
| Number and arrangement of staves | 30 |
| Total span of staves | 308 mm |
| Distance between staff lines | 1 mm |
| Writing instrument | Pen (black ink), pencil, pencil (orange, red, violet, green) |
| Content of particular pages | At the end of the score (p.38), Martinů wrote: "Paris Mai 1938. B. Martinů" |
| Markings by B. Martinů | Corrections and markings in pencil |
| Other markings | Markings by Miloš Šfránek (pencil), markings by an SNKLHU editor, and indication of page breaks (pencil, crayons) |