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Documents for Cantus contributors

For an overview of the contents of medieval liturgical chant manuscripts for the Office and the Mass, and detailed descriptions of data-entry protocols for the Cantus Database including precise instructions for particular fields, please see the Cantus Database Procedures Manual.

The following instructional documents are included as Appendices to the Cantus Database Procedures Manual, Third Edition (2024):

PDF: Quick Guide to Liturgy

PDF: Volpiano Protocols

DOCX: Volpiano Neumes for Review

PDF: Volpiano Neume Protocols

PDF: Volpiano Editing Guidelines

PDF: Text Entry and Editing

PDF: Guide to Graduals

PDF: Protocol for Fragment Inventories

PDF: Protocol for Entering Hymns & Sequences (and optionally their verses)

PDF: Writing a Manuscript Description