The abbreviations listed here are based on those used by RISM (Répertoire International des Sources Musicales / International Inventory of Musical Sources / Internationales Quellenlexikon der Musik). The letters before the hyphen represent the country, the upper-case letters following the hyphen represent the city, and the lower-case letters specify the institution.
| Australia | |
| AUS-M-hansondyer | Melbourne, University of Melbourne, Hanson-Dyer Music Collection |
| Austria |
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| A-GÖ | Göttweig, Benediktinerstift, Musikarchiv |
| A-KR | Kremsmünster, Benediktinerstift, Musikarchiv |
| A-Wgm | Vienna, Gesellschaft der Musikfreunde |
| A-Wkm | Vienna, Kunsthistorisches Museum |
| A-Wm |
Vienna, Minoritenkonvent |
| A-Wn |
Vienna, Österreichische Nationalbibliothek, Musiksammlung |
| Belgium |
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| B-Bc |
Brussels, Conservatoire Royal, Bibliothèque, Koninklijk Conservatorium, Bibliotheek |
| B-Br | Brussels, Bibliothèque Royale Albert 1er / Koninlijke Bibliotheek Albert I, Section de la Musique |
| Canada | |
| C-Qhd | Québec, Québec; Archives de la Province de Québec, Hôtel-Dieu |
| Denmark | |
| DK-Kk | Copenhagen, Kongelige Bibliotek |
| France |
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| F-B | Besançon, Bibliothèque Municipale |
| F-C | Carpentras, Bibliothèque Municipale (Inguimbertine) |
| F-CF | Clermont-Ferrand, Bibliothèque Municipale et Interuniversitaire, Département Patrimoine |
| F-Pan | Paris, Archives Nationales |
| F-Pn |
Paris, Bibliothèque Nationale de France (including all divisions and the “fonds conservatoire” [F-Pc, a siglum JSCM does not use], but not including F-Po) |
| F-Po |
Paris, Bibliothèque-Musée de l'Opéra (administratively part of F-Pn, but physically separate) |
| F-Psg | Paris, Bibliothèque Ste-Geneviève |
| F-V | Versailles, Bibliothèque Municipale |
| Germany |
|
| D-B |
Berlin, Staatsbibliothek zu Berlin Preussischer Kulturbesitz, Musikabteilung |
| D-Bsa | Berlin, Sing-Akademie (on deposit in D-B) |
| D-Bsb |
see D-B |
| D-CEbm |
Celle, Bomann-Museum, Museum für Volkskunde Landes- und Stadtgeschichte |
| D-Dl | Dresden, Sächsische Landesbibliothek – Staats- und Universitäts-Bibliothek, Musikabteilung |
| D-Dla | Dresden, Sächsisches Hauptstaatsarchiv |
| D-F | Frankfurt, Stadt- und Universitätsbibliothek |
| D-Hs | Hamburg, Staats- und Universitätsbibliothek Carl von Ossietzky, Musiksammlung |
| D-Lr |
Lüneburg, Ratsbücherei, Musikabteilung |
| D-LEm | Leipzig, Städtische Bibliotheken, Musikbibliothek |
| D-Mbs | Munich, Bayerische Staatsbibliothek |
| D-Rtt | Regensburg, Fürst Thurn und Taxis Hofbibliothek |
| D-SWl | Schwerin, Landesbibliothek Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Musikaliensammlung |
| D-WD | Wiesentheid, Musiksammlung des Grafen von Schönborn-Wiesentheid |
| Great Britain | |
| GB-Cfm | Cambridge, Fitzwilliam Museum, Dept. of Manuscripts and Printed Books |
| GB-Cu | Cambridge, University Library |
| GB-DRc | Durham, Cathedral Church, Dean and Chapter Library |
| GB-Eu | Edinburgh, University Library, Main Library |
| GB-Lbl | London, British Library |
| GB-Lcm | London, Royal College of Music |
| GB-Llp | London, Lambeth Palace Library |
| GB-Ob | Oxford, Bodleian Library |
| GB-Och | Oxford, Christ Church Library |
| GB-Ouf | Oxford, Oxford University, Faculty of Music Library |
| Italy |
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| I-Bas | Bologna, Archivio di Stato, Biblioteca |
| I-Bc | Bologna, Civico Museo Bibliografico Musicale |
| I-Bsp | Bologna, Basilica di S Petronio, Archivio Musicale |
| I-Bu |
Bologna, Biblioteca Universitaria, sezione Musicale |
| I-Fas |
Florence, Archivio di Stato, Biblioteca |
| I-Fc |
Florence, Conservatorio Statale di Musica Luigi Cherubini |
| I-Fl |
Florence, Biblioteca Medicea Laurenziana |
| I-Fn |
Florence, Biblioteca Nazionale Centrale, Dipartimento Musica |
| I-Fr |
Florence, Biblioteca Riccardiana |
| I-Mas | Milan, Archivio di Stato |
| I-Mca | Milan, Archivio Storico Diocesano (Curia Arcivescovile di Milano), Biblioteca |
| I-Mt | Milan, Biblioteca Trivulziana e Archivio Storico Civico |
| I-MOe |
Modena, Biblioteca Estense e Universitaria |
| I-MOs | Modena, Archivo di Stato (in I-MOe) |
| I-Nc | Naples, Conservatorio di Musica S Pietro a Majella, Biblioteca |
| I-Nn |
Naples, Biblioteca Nazionale Vittorio Emanuele III |
| I-PAs | Parma, Archivo di Stato |
| I-Ra | Rome, Biblioteca Angelica |
| I-Rc | Rome, Biblioteca Casanatense |
| I-Rdp | Rome, Archivio Dorio Pamphilj |
| I-Rf |
Rome, Congregazione dell'Oratorio S Filippo Neri |
| I-Ria | Rome, Istituto di Archeologia e Storia dell'Arte, Biblioteca |
| I-Rn | Rome, Biblioteca Nazionale Centrale Vittorio Emanuele II |
| I-Rsc | Rome, Conservatorio di Musica S Cecilia |
| I-Rvat |
Rome, Biblioteca Apostolica Vaticana |
| I-REm | Reggio nell’Emilia, Biblioteca Panizzi |
| I-Tn |
Turin, Biblioteca Nazionale Universitaria, sezione Musicale |
| I-Vc |
Venice, Conservatorio di Musica Benedetto Marcello, Biblioteca |
| I-VEc |
Verona, Biblioteca Civica |
| The Netherlands | |
| NL-DHgm | The Hague, Haags Gemeentemuseum, Muziekafdeling [collection now in NL-DHnmi] |
| NL-DHk | The Hague, Koninklijke Bibliotheek |
| NL-DHnmi | The Hague, Nederlands Muziek Instituut |
| NL-Lu | Leiden, Rijksuniversiteit, Bibliotheek |
| NL-Uim | Utrecht, Instituut voor Muziekwetenschap der Rijksuniversiteit |
| Poland |
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| PL-Kj |
Kraków, Uniwersytet Jagielloński, Biblioteka Jagiellońska |
| Portugal | |
| P-La | Lisbon, Biblioteca do Palacio Nacional da Ajuda |
| Russian Federation |
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| RUS-SPan |
Saint Petersburg, Rossiyskaya Akademiya Nauk, Biblioteka |
| Spain | |
| E-Mn | Madrid, Biblioteca Nacional |
| Sweden | |
| S-Uu | Uppsala, Universitetsbiblioteket |
| United States |
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| US-BEm | Berkeley, California, University of California at Berkeley, Music Library |
| US-Cn | Chicago, Newberry Library |
| US-CAh | Cambridge, Massachusetts, Harvard University, Houghton Library |
| US-NH |
New Haven, Connecticut, Yale University, Irving S. Gilmore Music Library |
| US-NHub | New Haven, Connecticut, Yale University, Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library |
| US-NYp | New York City, New York Public Library at Lincoln Center, Music Division |
| US-Wc | Washington, District of Columbia, Library of Congress, Music Division |
| US-WGw | Williamsburg, Colonial Williamsburg Research Department, Historical Collection |