Complete and Progressive Method for the Viol by Paolo Biordi and Vittorio Ghielmi - Volume 1.  Contents:  1. Open strings  2. Left hand first position  3. Bowing and barring  4. Slurring and bowing  5. String crossings  6. Slurring across two strings  7. Extension of the first finger  8. Half position  9. Horizontal fingering  10. Changing positions (first and half positions)  11. Advanced position  12.Review  13. More on string crossings  14. Exercises for the left hand and bowing strokes  15. Alto clef  16. Double stops  17. Review  18. Staccato and dotted notes  19. Exercises and bowing strokes  20. Fourth position  Appendix:  Scales and arpeggios  Progressions in each tonality