Lu. Io. Sco. grammatice de epistolis compone[n]dis, ornandis orationibus : calendis, bisexto, intercalaribus, inditione, diebus felicibus & infelicibus, cum metroru[m] arte et in calce epitome : pr[a]epositiones, aduerbia, coniunctiones, interiectiones in epitome vulgariter exposita, cum indicibus in fronte.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Scoppa, Lucio Giovanni, -approximately 1543.

Contributor:

Tortis, Alvise de, active 1533-1545, printer.

Ravani, Pietro di, active 16th century, printer.

Early Venetian Imprint Collection (University of Pennsylvania)

Culture Class Collection (University of Pennsylvania)

Italian Culture Class Collection (University of Pennsylvania)

Language:

Latin

Subjects (All):

Latin language--Grammar--Early works to 1800.

Latin language.

Latin language--Grammar.

Latin language--Metrics and rhythmics--Early works to 1800.

Latin language--Metrics and rhythmics.

Genre:

Annotations (Provenance) -- Italy.

Physical Description:

64 unnumbered pages, 631 pages, 1 unnumbered page : illustrations (woodcuts) ; 16 cm (8vo)

Other Title:

Grammatice de epistolis compone[n]dis, ornandis orationibus

Place of Publication:

Venetiis : Apud haeredes Petri Rauani, & socios, Anno D[omin]i MDXLVI [1546] mense Ianuarii.

Summary:

Textbook of Latin grammar by the noted classicist, Lucio Giovanni Scoppa of Naples (i.e. "Parthenope"), containing the usual extended chapters on the parts of a sentence, declensions, and verb forms, as well an "epitome" at the end, a concise presentation of grammar explanations, and rules for scansion, the metrical analysis of verse. First printed by Paganini at Venice in 1508, this ed. reprints Scoppa's original dedication to his fellow Neapolitan Giovanni Battista Petrucio, archbishop of Taranto, together with Petrucio's reply.

Notes:

Signatures: A-D⁸, ²A-2Q⁸ 2R⁴.

Printer's device (Zappella 1089) on title page and on last page.

"Lucii Ioannis Scopae Epitome de grammatice"--p. 513.

Includes index.

Not in Adams, Sander, Brunet, or BM STC Italian, 1465-1600.

Local Notes:

Culture Class Collection copy bound in half vellum; author and title gold-stamped on a calf label on spine.

Culture Class Collection copy has ms. illegible ownership inscriptions on title page.

Culture Class Collection copy has Latin maxims in ms. on last page.

Culture Class Collection copy has ms. side notes and underlines throughout.

Cited in:

EDIT 16 CNCE 47776

OCLC:

746599154