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"Gramma, a Greek word which, among the Latins, means letter"; "Grammar is the art of speaking and writing well".
CONTENTS
5 books in which the op. is divided: "The 1st contains what grammar is and its parts; Delination of Latin, Greek and barbarian names; Heteroclitic names; Conjugation of verbs; Parts of oration; Treatise on the genres of names overo of the Quae maribus; General rules of the preterites and supines, or rather of the compound. The 2nd, numbers, persons and concordances; Construction of verbs. The 3rd, figures, patronymics, and calends. The 4th, metric art. The 5th, elegances ; manner of declaring; Details and differences of nouns and verbs; Et cun additione De Conscribendis Epistolis; Proverbii".
CONDITION REPORT
pp. 336. Coeval full parchment binding, partial. detached. Spots and signs of wear on plates and spine. pp. 7,8,9,10 detached. Margins worn, with parts missing. Pages browned with numerous foxings. Framed title page and woodcut printer's brand. Drop caps in large font.
FULL TITLE & AUTHORS
Ingeniosa Apis U. J. D. D. Hyacinti Gargea a San Procopio Calabriae Altris
Naples, 1779
Hyacinth Garcea 67091035
