| Sigla | Descrizione |
| Ao | Aosta, Biblioteca del Seminario Maggiore, Cod. 15 (olim A1 D 19) |
| AP | Ascoli Piceno, Archivio di Stato, Notarile di Amandola, vol. 915 (frammento Montemonaco) |
| Apt | Apt, Basilique Sainte-Anne, Trésor, ms. 16 bis |
| Ash | Oxford, Bodleian Library, Ms. Ashmole 191 (framento) |
| Aug25 | Augsburg, Staats- und Stadtbibliothek, 4° Cod. mus. 25 |
| A695 | Assisi, Biblioteca Comunale, ms. 695 |
| Basel | Basel, Öffentliche Bibliothek der Universität, ms. F IX 22 (Amerbach) |
| BerK | Berlin, Staatliche Museen der Stiftung preussischer Kulturbesitz, Kupferstichkabinett, ms. 78.c. 28 |
| Boo | New York, collezione privata di Stanley Boorman (frammento) |
| Bra33 | Bratislava, Miestne Pracovisko Matice Slovenskej, Inc. 33 (olim SQ-KO m A 13) |
| Br33346 | Bruxelles, Bibliothèque du Conservatoire de Musique, ms. 33346 |
| Br5557 | Bruxelles, Bibliothèque Royale Albert Ièr, ms. 5557 |
| BU | Bologna, Biblioteca Universitaria, ms. 2216 |
| Bux | München, Bayerische Staatsbibliothek, Mus. ms. 3725 (olim Cim. 352b, 'Buxheimer Orgelbuch') |
| B190 | Berlin, Deutsche Staatsbibliothek, ms. germ. 8° 190 (Utrecht Cantionale) |
| B270 | Bruxelles, Bibliothèque Royale Albert Ièr, ms. II.270 |
| B40021 | Berlin, Deutsche Staatsbibliothek, mus. ms. 40021 (olim Z21) |
| B9085 | Bruxelles, Bibliothèque Royale Albert Ièr, ms. 9085 |
| CantiC | Canti C numero centocinquanta, Venezia, Ottaviano Petrucci, 1504 |
| Can128 | Canterbury, Cathedral Library, MS Add. 28 (frag. 3) |
| Cape | Cape Town, South African Public Library, Ms. Grey 3.b.12 |
| Cas | Roma, Biblioteca Casanatense, cod. 2856 (olim O.V.208) |
| Ca11 | Cambrai, Médiathèque Municipale, ms. 11 (olim 7) |
| Ca29 | Cambrai, Médiathèque Municipale, ms. 29 |
| Ca6 | Cambrai, Médiathèque Municipale, ms. 6 |
| Cbd | Cambridge, University Library, ms. Ii.V.18 |
| CG | Città del Vaticano, Biblioteca Apostolica Vaticana, Cappella Giulia XIII.27 |
| Cord | Paris, Bibliothèque Nationale, Departement des Mss., Collection Rothschild 2973 ('Chansonnier Cordiforme') |
| Cov | Coventry, Library of Coventry Corporation, ms A 3 |
| CS14 | Città del Vaticano, Biblioteca Apostolica Vaticana, Cappella Sistina, ms. 14 |
| CS15 | Città del Vaticano, Biblioteca Apostolica Vaticana, Cappella Sistina, ms. 15 |
| CS35 | Città del Vaticano, Biblioteca Apostolica Vaticana, Cappella Sistina, ms. 35 |
| CS41 | Città del Vaticano, Biblioteca Apostolica Vaticana, Cappella Sistina, ms. 41 |
| CS42 | Città del Vaticano, Biblioteca Apostolica Vaticana, Cappella Sistina, ms. 42 |
| CS46 | Città del Vaticano, Biblioteca Apostolica Vaticana, Cappella Sistina, ms. 46 |
| CS51 | Città del Vaticano, Biblioteca Apostolica Vaticana, Cappella Sistina, ms. 51 |
| CTrin | Cambridge, Trinity College Library, ms. R.2.71 |
| C8948 | Cambridge (Mass.), Harvard University, Houghton Library, Inc. 8948 |
| Dij | Dijon, Bibliothèque Municipale, ms. 517 |
| Een | Een devoot ende profitelyck boecxken, Antwerp, 1539 |
| EscA | El Escorial, Real Monasterio de San Lorenzo, Biblioteca y Archivo de Música, ms. v.iii.24 |
| EscB | El Escorial, Real Monasterio de San Lorenzo, Biblioteca y Archivo de Música, ms. iv.a.24 |
| FP | Firenze, Biblioteca Nazionale Centrale, cod. Panciatichi 27 |
| FrMi | Fragmenta Missarum, Venezia, Ottaviano Petrucci, 1505 |
| FR2356 | Firenze, Biblioteca Riccardiana, ms. 2356 |
| FR2794 | Firenze, Biblioteca Riccardiana, cod. 2794 |
| F112 | Firenze, Biblioteca Nazionale Centrale, ms. Magl. XIX.112bis |
| F176 | Firenze, Biblioteca Nazionale Centrale, ms. Magl. XIX.176 |
| F18 | Firenze, Biblioteca Nazionale Centrale, ms. Banco Rari 18 (laudario fiorentino) |
| F19 | Firenze, Biblioteca Nazionale Centrale, ms. Banco Rari 19 (laudario) |
| F229 | Firenze, Biblioteca nazionale centrale, cod. Banco Rari, 229 (olim Magliabechiano XIX, 59) |
| Glog | Kraków, Biblioteka Jagiellonska, ms. 40098 (olim Berlin, Deustche Staatsbibliothek, Mus. ms 40098; 'Glogauer Liederbuch') |
| Hu | Burgos, Monasterio de Santa María la real de Las Huelgas, còdice IX ('Las Huelgas codex') |
| Kk17 | Kobenhavn, Det Kongelige Bibliotek, ms. frag. 17.1 |
| K8a | Kraków, Biblioteka Jagiellonska, ms. 8a (frammento) |
| Lab | Washington D.C., Library of Congress, ms. M2.1 L25 Case ('Laborde chansonnier') |
| Laus | Lausanne, Archives Cantonales Vaudoises, ms. A e 15 (framm.) |
| Limoges | Limoges, Bibliothèque Municipale, ms. 2 (17) |
| Linz529 | Linz, Bundesstaatliche Studienbibliothek, ms. 529 |
| Loch | Berlin, Deutsche Staatsbibliothek, mus. ms. 40613 ('Lochamer Liederbuch') |
| Lo27630 | London, British Library, ms. Additional 27630 |
| Lo380 | London, British Library, ms. Lansdowne 380 |
| Lo50120 | London, British Library, ms. Additional 50120 |
| Lo54324 | London, British Library, ms. Additional 54324 |
| Lo5665 | London, British Library, ms. Additional 5665 ('Ritson manuscript') |
| Luc | Lucca, Archivio di Stato, Biblioteca manoscritti, ms. 238 |
| Lyell72 | Oxford, Bodleian Library, ms. Lyell 72 |
| L1084 | Leipzig, Universitätsbibliothek, ms. 1084 |
| L1236 | Leipzig, Universitätsbibliothek, ms. 1236 |
| L1494 | Leipzig, Universitätsbibliothek, ms. 1494 ('Nikolaus Apel codex') |
| Maastricht | Maastricht, Rijksarchief van Limburg, framm. s.s. |
| Man | Lucca, Archivio di Stato, ms. 184 e Perugia, Biblioteca Comunale Augusta, ms. 3065 |
| MC | Montecassino, Biblioteca dell'Abbazia, ms. 871 (olim N 871) |
| Mel | New Haven, Yale University, Beinecke Library, ms. 91 (Mellon Chansonnier) |
| Mil1 | Milano, Archivio della Veneranda Fabbrica del Duomo, ms. 2269 (Librone 1) |
| Mil2 | Milano, Archivio della Veneranda Fabbrica del Duomo, ms. 2268 (Librone 2) |
| Mil3 | Milano, Archivio della Veneranda Fabbrica del Duomo, ms. 2267 (Librone 3) |
| Mil4 | Milano, Archivio della Veneranda Fabbrica del Duomo, ms. 2266 (Librone 4) |
| Mi49 | Milano, Biblioteca Nazionale Braidense, Cod. AD.XIV.49 |
| ModB | Modena, Biblioteca Estense e Universitaria, ms. alpha.X.I.II (olim lat. 471) |
| ModC | Modena, Biblioteca Estense e Universitaria, ms. alpha.M.1.11 (Lat. 454, olim V.H.11) |
| ModC2 | Modena, Biblioteca Estense e Universitaria, ms. alpha.M.1.12 (Lat. 455, olim V.H.9) |
| ModD | Modena, Biblioteca Estense e Universitaria, ms. alpha.M.1.13 (Lat. 456, olim V.H.10) |
| Mon823 | Montserrat, Biblioteca del Monastir, ms. M 823 |
| MuEm | München, Bayerische Staatsbibliothek, Clm 14274 (olim Mus. ms. 3232a) ('St Emmeram Codex') |
| M29775/7 | München, Bayerische Staatsbibliothek, Clm 29775/7 |
| M3154 | München, Bayerische Staatsbibliothek, Mus. ms. 3154 ('Chorbuch des Nikolaus Leopold') |
| M3224 | München, Bayerische Staatsbibliothek, Mus. ms. 3224 |
| M328-31 | München, Bayerische Staatsbibliothek, Mus. 8° 328-31 |
| M5023 | München, Bayerische Staatsbibliothek, Clm 5023 |
| M902 | München, Bayerische Staatsbibliothek, Cod. gall. mon. 902 (formerly Mus. ms. 3192) |
| M9659 | München, Bayerische Staatsbibliothek, Mus. ms. 9659 |
| Namur | Namur, Archives du Royaume, Haute cour, Reg. 8 (1421-3) |
| Nap | Napoli, Biblioteca Nazionale, ms. VI.E.40 (Messe L'homme armé) |
| Neu | Wroclaw, Biblioteka Kapitulna, ms. 58 ('Neumarkt Cantionale') |
| Niv | Paris, Bibliothèque nationale, Département de la Musique, ms. Rés. Vmc. 57 ('Nivelle de la Chaussée Chansonnier') |
| NY21 | New York, Columbia University, Smith Western mss., ms. Add. 21 |
| Ob124 | Oxford, Bodleian Library, ms. Lincoln College, Latin 124 |
| Ob167 | Oxford, Bodleian Library, ms. Digby 167 |
| Ob192 | Oxford, Bodleian Library, ms. University College, 192 |
| Ob26 | Oxford, Bodleian Library, ms. Arch. Selden B.26 |
| Ob60 | Oxford, Bodleian Library, ms. Mus. c. 60 |
| Ob89 | Oxford, Bodleian Library, ms. Lincoln College, Latin 89 |
| Odh | Odhecaton A, Venezia, Ottaviano Petrucci, 1501 |
| OH | London, British Library, ms. Add. 57950 ('Old Hall manuscript') |
| Ox | Oxford, Bodleian Library, ms. Canonici Misc. 213 |
| OxC87 | Oxford, Bodleian Library, ms. Add. C. 87* |
| Pav | Pavia, Biblioteca Universitaria, ms. Aldini 362 |
| Pemb | Cambridge, University Library, Pembroke College, 314 (incunab. C 47) |
| Per | Perugia, Biblioteca comunale Augusta, ms. 431 (olim cod. G 20) |
| Per1013 | Perugia, Biblioteca comunale Augusta, ms. 1013 |
| Pix | Paris, Bibliothèque nationale, ms. f. fr. 15123 ('Pixerecourt Chansonnier') |
| Porto | Oporto, Biblioteca pública municipal, ms. 714 |
| Poz | Poznan, Raczynski Municipal Library, ms. 1361 |
| Poz7022 | Poznan, Biblioteka Univwersytecka, ms. 7022 ('Lwów fragments') |
| Prag | Praga, Státní a Universitní Knihovna, Ms. VI.C.20.a |
| P146 | Paris, Bibliothèque nationale, ms. fonds Français 146 |
| P1597 | Paris, Bibliothèque nationale, ms. fonds Français 1597 |
| P1719 | Paris, Bibliothèque nationale, ms. fonds Français 1719 |
| P4379 | Paris, Bibliothèque nationale, ms. nouv. acq. fr. 4379 (complementare a Sev) |
| P676 | Paris, Bibliothèque nationale, Departement de la Musique, fonds du Conservatoire, Res. Vm 7 676 |
| P862 | Paris, Bibliothèque du Conservatoire de Musique, Rés. 862 |
| Q15 | Bologna, Civico Museo Bibliografico Musicale, ms. Q 15 (olim 37) |
| Q16 | Bologna, Civico Museo Bibliografico Musicale, ms. Q 16 (olim 109) |
| Q18 | Bologna, Civico Museo Bibliografico Musicale, ms. Q 18 |
| RCH | Città del Vaticano, Biblioteca Apostolica Vaticana, Chigi, cod. C.VIII.234 ('Chigi codex') |
| Rei | Paris, Bibliothèque nationale, ms. nouv. acq. fr. 6771 ('Codex Reina') |
| Roh | Berlin, Staatliche Museen der Stiftung preussischer Kulturbesitz, Kupferstichkabinett, ms. 78. b. 17 ('Rohan chansonnier') |
| RU | (Roma) Città del Vaticano, Biblioteca Apostolica Vaticana, ms. Urb. Lat. 1411 |
| Sched | München, Bayerische Staatsbibliothek, Cod. Germ. Mon. 810 (olim Mus. Ms. 3232; 'Schedel Liederbuch') |
| Seg | Segovia, Archivio Musical de la Catedral, s.s. ('Cancionero Musical de Segovia') |
| Sev | Seville, Biblioteca Capitular y Colombina, ms. 5-I-43 (complementare a P4379) |
| Siena | Siena, Biblioteca comunale degli Intronati, ms. K.I.2 |
| SPB80 | Città del Vaticano, Biblioteca Apostolica Vaticana, San Pietro B 80 |
| Spec | Hradec Králové (Repubblica Ceca), Krajské Muzeum, Knihovna, MS II A 7 ('Specialnik Codex') |
| Strah | Praga, Památník Národního Písemnictví, Strahovská Knihovna, MS D.G.IV.47 ('Strahov Codex') |
| Stras | Strasbourg, olim Bibliothèque de la ville, ms. C.22 (ora distrutto) |
| S42N | Siena, Archivio dell'Opera del Duomo, ms. 42-N |
| Tit | London, British Library, ms. Cotton Titus A.XXVI |
| Tongeren | Tongeren, Stadsarchief Tongeren, Fonds Rijksarchief Hasselt, St. Niklaas, varia |
| Tri516 | Trier, Stadtbibliothek, ms. 516/1965 |
| Tr1947/4 | Trento, Biblioteca Comunale, ms. 1947/4 |
| Tr60 | Trento, Biblioteca 'S. Bernardino' dei Padri Francescani, Inc. 60, guardsheets |
| Tr87 | Trento, Castello del Buonconsiglio. Monumenti e collezioni provinciali, ms. 1374 (olim 87) |
| Tr88 | Trento, Castello del Buonconsiglio. Monumenti e collezioni provinciali, ms. 1375 (olim 88) |
| Tr89 | Trento, Castello del Buonconsiglio. Monumenti e collezioni provinciali, ms. 1376 (olim 89) |
| Tr90 | Trento, Castello del Buonconsiglio. Monumenti e collezioni provinciali, ms. 1377 (olim 90) |
| Tr91 | Trento, Castello del Buonconsiglio. Monumenti e collezioni provinciali, ms. 1378 (olim 91) |
| Tr92 | Trento, Castello del Buonconsiglio. Monumenti e collezioni provinciali, ms. 1379 (olim 92) |
| Tr93 | Trento, Archivio Capitolare, ms. 93* (olim BL) |
| TU | Torino, Biblioteca Nazionale Universitaria, ms. T.III.2 |
| TVC | Trium vocum carmina, Nurnberg, Formschneider, 1538 |
| Ups | Uppsala, Biblioteca Universitaria, ms. mus. 76a |
| Vat3014 | Città del Vaticano, Biblioteca Apostolica Vaticana, ms. lat. 3014 |
| Ven | Venezia, Biblioteca nazionale Marciana, ms. 7554 (olim it. IX, 145) |
| Ver690 | Verona, Biblioteca Capitolare, ms. DCXC |
| Ver755 | Verona, Biblioteca Capitolare, ms. DCCLV |
| Ver756 | Verona, Biblioteca Capitolare, ms. DCCLVI |
| Ver757 | Verona, Biblioteca Capitolare, ms. DCCLVII |
| Ver758 | Verona, Biblioteca Capitolare, ms. DCCLVIII |
| Ver759 | Verona, Biblioteca Capitolare, ms. DCCLIX |
| Ver760 | Verona, Biblioteca Capitolare, ms. DCCLX |
| Ver761 | Verona, Biblioteca Capitolare, ms. DCCLXI |
| Vic11 | Vicenza, Archivio Capitolare, ms. U.VIII.11 |
| Wa2016 | Warsaw, Biblioteka Uniwersytecka, Oddzial Zbiorow Muzychnych, ms. Mf. 2016 (olim Rps. Mus. 58) |
| Wolf | Wolfenbüttel, Herzog-August-Bibliothek, ms. Guelf. 287 Extrav. |
| W1 | Wolfenbüttel, Herzog-August-Bibliothek, Cod. Helmst. 628 |
| W18810 | Wien, Österreichisches Nationalbibliothek, ms. Mus. 18810 |
| W2 | Wolfenbüttel, Herzog-August-Bibliothek, Cod. Helmst. 1099 |
| W243 | Wien, Österreichisches Nationalbibliothek, mss. Philosophici et Philologici Graeci, 243 |
| W2619 | Wien, Österreichisches Nationalbibliothek, ms. 2619 |
| W5094 | Wien, Österreichisches Nationalbibliothek, ms. 5094 |
