| Diplomatic transcription of the title page | Věnováno | Miroslavu [sic] Burešovi | a našemu kraji. | Otvírání studánek. | Na text básně M. Bureše. | Pro ženský sbor, Soprán, alt a Baryton Solo, (Recitátor) | a pro dvoje housle, violu a piano. | B. Martinu. | V Nice, v červenci 1955. |
| Number of leaves | 22+1 (titulní list / title leaf) |
| Number of pages bearing notation | 22+1 (titulní strana / title page) |
| Original pagination | 1–22 |
| Dimensions (width x height) | 280 x 359 mm |
| Binding | Loose leaves with notation only on recto |
| Paper characteristics | Slightly 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) |
| Markings by B. Martinů | Numbers of doubled pages (14–19) were inscribed in pencil next to the original pagination on pages 1–6; they were subsequently rubbed out. |
| Comments | Edges show traces that pages were previously pasted together; the sticky tape was carefully removed. |