James Tyler offers a practical manual to aid guitar players and lutenistsin transitioning from modern stringed instruments to the baroque guitar. He beginswith the physical aspects of the instrument, addressing tuning and stringingarrangements and technique before considering the fundamentals of baroque guitartablature. In the second part of the book Tyler provides an anthology ofrepresentative works from the repertoire. Each piece is introduced with anexplanation of the idiosyncrasies of the particular manuscript or source andinformation regarding any performance practice issues related to the piece itself --represented in both tablature and staff notation. Tyler's thorough yet practicalapproach facilitates access to this complex body of work.