| Diplomatic transcription of the title page | [no title page; heading of the first page Vl I, underlined:] 1st Violin. B. Martinu I [underlined twice time:] Quartet No. 7. [heading of the first page VL II, underlined:] IInd Violin. B. Martinu I [underlined twice time:] Quartet No. 7. [heading of the first page Vla, underlined:] Viola. B. Martinu. I [underlined twice time:] Quartet No. 7. [heading of the first page Vc, underlined:] Cello. B. Martinu. I [underlined twice time:] Quartet No. 7. |
| Number of leaves | 55 |
| Number of pages bearing notation | 55 |
| Total number of pages | 55 |
| Original pagination | Vl I: 2–14, Vl II: 2–14, Vla: 2–14, Vc: 2–13 |
| Dimensions (width x height) | 278 x 340 mm |
| Binding | Loose leaves |
| Paper characteristics | Slightly yellowed, translucent paper |
| Brand of paper | Circle Blue Print Co., Inc. |
| Number and arrangement of staves | 12 |
| Total span of staves | 280 mm |
| Distance between staff lines | 2 mm |
| Writing instrument | Pen (black ink) |
| Markings by B. Martinů | Corrections in Martinů’s hand: bar or part of a bar being cut out (e.g. Vl I – pp. 4 and 11), notation crossed out (e.g. Vl I – p.12, Vl II – p. 3, Vla – pp. 2, 4, Vc – pp. 3, 6) and subsequently rewritten in new bars added in handwritten staves (e.g. Vl II – pp. 8, 10, Vla – pp. 12, 13, Vc – p. 11) |
| Comments | Some pages have the bottom margins cut out (e.g. p. [1] Vl II). "Copyright 1949 – Boosey and Hawkes, Inc, New York, N. Y." is written in ink on the p. [1] of each part. |