| Diplomatic transcription of the title page | CONCERTO-DA-CAMERA. I for string quartet. I (Quartet Nr. 7) I B. MARTINU. I NEW-YORK-June-1947- I Durèe: 16 min. |
| Number of leaves | 41 (včetně titulního listu) |
| Number of pages bearing notation | 41 |
| Total number of pages | 40+1 (titulní list/title leaf) |
| Original pagination | 1–40 |
| Dimensions (width x height) | 280 x 345 mm |
| Binding | Loose leaves |
| Paper characteristics | Yellowed, translucent paper |
| Brand of paper | Circle Blue Print Co., Inc. |
| Number and arrangement of staves | 20 |
| Total span of staves | 300 mm |
| Distance between staff lines | 2 mm |
| Writing instrument | Pen (black ink), pencil |
| Markings by B. Martinů | The autograph contains two layers of corrections in Martinů’s hand carried out as follows: bar or part of a bar cut out (e.g. pp. 3, 5, 6, 10, 11), scratched out notation (e.g. pp. 9, 14, 17, 19, 25, 27, 35), changes written in black ink in (e.g. pp. 19, 21, 27, 33) or crossed out notation (e.g. pp. 10, 12, 24, 34) (and subsequently changed). Durations after movements, the metronome markings at the start of the movements and page numbers at the top right (until p. 16) in pencil.
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| Comments | In the corners there are traces of earlier gluinig, the bottom margins are also trimmed off some of the pages, "Copyright 1949 - Boosey & Hawkes, Inc., New York, N. Y." on page 1 at the bottom. |