• 1. An invitation to the fifteenth-century plectrum lute: the Pesaro manuscript Vladimir Ivanoff; 2. Lute tablature instructions in Italy: a survey of the Regole from 1507 to 1759 Dinko Fabris; 3. The performance context of the English lute song, 1596 to 1622 Daniel Fischlin; 4. Per cantare e sonare: lute song at the end of the sixteenth century Kevin Mason; 5. Authority, autonomy, and interpretation in performing seventeenth-century Italian lute music Victor Coelho; 6. The soul of the lute: performance in the style brisé Wallace Rave; 7. The vihuela: performance practice, style, and context John Griffiths; 8. Performing seventeenth-century Italian guitar music: the question of an appropriate stringing Gary Boye; 9. Essential issues in performance practices of the Classical guitar, 1779–1840 Richard Savino.

'… a very valuable addition to the lute player's library.' Early Music Today

• 1. An invitation to the fifteenth-century plectrum lute: the Pesaro manuscript Vladimir Ivanoff; 2. Lute tablature instructions in Italy: a survey of the Regole from 1507 to 1759 Dinko Fabris; 3. The performance context of the English lute song, 1596 to 1622 Daniel Fischlin; 4. Per cantare e sonare: lute song at the end of the sixteenth century Kevin Mason; 5. Authority, autonomy, and interpretation in performing seventeenth-century Italian lute music Victor Coelho; 6. The soul of the lute: performance in the style brisé Wallace Rave; 7. The vihuela: performance practice, style, and context John Griffiths; 8. Performing seventeenth-century Italian guitar music: the question of an appropriate stringing Gary Boye; 9. Essential issues in performance practices of the Classical guitar, 1779–1840 Richard Savino.

'… a very valuable addition to the lute player's library.' Early Music Today

• 1. An invitation to the fifteenth-century plectrum lute: the Pesaro manuscript Vladimir Ivanoff; 2. Lute tablature instructions in Italy: a survey of the Regole from 1507 to 1759 Dinko Fabris; 3. The performance context of the English lute song, 1596 to 1622 Daniel Fischlin; 4. Per cantare e sonare: lute song at the end of the sixteenth century Kevin Mason; 5. Authority, autonomy, and interpretation in performing seventeenth-century Italian lute music Victor Coelho; 6. The soul of the lute: performance in the style brisé Wallace Rave; 7. The vihuela: performance practice, style, and context John Griffiths; 8. Performing seventeenth-century Italian guitar music: the question of an appropriate stringing Gary Boye; 9. Essential issues in performance practices of the Classical guitar, 1779–1840 Richard Savino.

'… a very valuable addition to the lute player's library.' Early Music Today