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Description This dataset presents a complete digital corpus of the 247 counterpoint examples transmitted in Del arte de contrapunto (fols. 17v–62r), a section of Vicente Lusitano’s manuscript [Trattado grande de musica pratica] (F-Pn Esp. 219, ca. 1550). The corpus preserves one of the most extensive pedagogically organised repertories of counterpoint transmitted in a Renaissance theoretical source. The material is presented in three coordinated formats: MusicXML transcriptions, modern PDF editions, and MIDI-derived MP3 audio files supporting aural analysis and procedural engagement. All examples are numbered continuously (001–287) across all formats. While the treatise transmits 247 counterpoint examples, the corpus comprises 287 individual transcription units reflecting internal subdivisions (a–d, a–g, etc.) present in the source. A companion GitHub repository documents the editorial workflow, source files, and version history of the corpus:https://github.com/vparrilla/lusitano-digital-corpus The transcriptions and editorial documentation were prepared by Vicente Parrilla (2025) as part of the Research Foundation – Flanders (FWO)-funded doctoral project Renaissance Improvised Counterpoint: Rethinking Concept, Cognition, and Aural Foundations (project no. 11A9922N), conducted at KU Leuven, LUCA School of Arts, and docARTES. Licence: CC BY 4.0 Relationship to other datasets This dataset forms part of the Improvised Counterpoint Sources and Corpora community on Zenodo, which brings together digital corpora of primary sources and the multi-volume Corpus of Recorded Counterpoint Examples (CRCE). The CRCE currently comprises 420 historically informed instrumental recordings of counterpoint examples transmitted in Renaissance music theory treatises, including the present source. While the digital corpora provide edited transcriptions, navigational tools, and analytical metadata, the CRCE volumes document performative realisations of the same repertory. Further contextual materials are available through the project website:https://improvisedcounterpoint.com Funding Research Foundation – Flanders (FWO), doctoral fellowship no. 11A9922N.