Citation Style | Cantus Manuscript Database

Citation Style

How to cite the Cantus Database:

Have you used the database for general data discovery? Cite it this way:

Cantus: A Database for Latin Ecclesiastical Chant - Inventories of Chant Sources. Directed by Debra Lacoste (2011-present), Terence Bailey (1997-2010), and Ruth Steiner (1987-1996). Developed for the web by Jan Koláček (2011-2023), McGill University Distributed Digital Music Archives & Libraries Lab - DDMAL (2023-present). <https://cantusdatabase.org [date accessed]>.

Have you used individual catalogues extensively? Cite them following this style:

Dietz, Judith, Jennifer Bain, and Meredith Evans. Inventory of "Halifax (Canada), St. Mary’s University - Patrick Power Library, M2149.L4 1554 [Salzinnes Antiphonal]." Edited by Debra Lacoste. Additional fields added or edited by Alessandra Ignesti, Maria Murphy, Clare Neil, and Barbara Swanson. In: Cantus: A Database for Latin Ecclesiastical Chant - Inventories of Chant Sources. Directed by Debra Lacoste (2011-present), Terence Bailey (1997-2010), and Ruth Steiner (1987-1996). Developed for the web by Jan Koláček (2011-2023), McGill University Distributed Digital Music Archives & Libraries Lab - DDMAL (2023-present). <https://cantusdatabase.org[ADD /source-number] [date accessed]>.


How to cite Cantus chant ID numbers:

"Cantus ID 001234"

For publications, presentations, etc., please use the following format to cite Cantus numbers:

  • the prefix “Cantus ID”
  • one space
  • the number assigned to the chant in “Cantus Database” and “Cantus Index”

For example, “Cantus ID 001234", “Cantus ID 006745a”, “Cantus ID g02576”, “Cantus ID a00345”.