I decided to start on the Capirola Lutebook (1517). It’s beautifully illustrated … deliberately added to ensure that the book would be preserved (sample page shown below). The music was actually written down by Vincenzo’s pupil Vitale. The lutebook has a substantial text on lute playing technique, ornaments and notation—one of the most important sources on performance practice of the time (which I have not translated, nor have I found a translation yet).
This photo shows my progress so far … yellow highlighted pieces are done but awaiting proofreading, green is in progress and blue has not been started yet. It may take a while …
CORRECTION: The original post had the composer’s name incorrect as Capriola. It’s Capirola.