urtexts
/ˈɜrˌtɛksts/
noun
- Plural of urtext; multiple original or earliest versions of texts, documents, or musical scores.
- Musicologists often compare different urtexts to resolve performance questions.
- The library's collection of ancient urtexts is a valuable resource for historians.
- The archive contains several urtexts of Shakespeare's plays, each with slight differences.