A short introduction of grammar, generally to be used compiled and set forth for the bringing up of all those, that intend to attain to the knowledge of the Latin tongue.
Title
A short introduction of grammar, generally to be used compiled and set forth for the bringing up of all those, that intend to attain to the knowledge of the Latin tongue.
Date
1784
Place
London
Publisher
Printed by S. Buckley and T. Longman
Language
Latin
English
Contributor
John Colet
Thomas Robertson
Note
CONTENT:
By William Lily, with contributions by John Colet, Thomas Robertson, and others. See ESTC.
By William Lily, with contributions by John Colet, Thomas Robertson, and others. See ESTC.
Includes "Brevissima institutio" with separate t.-p., dated 1786, and separate pagination; the register is continuous.
VUL copy with: Lily, William. Propria quae maribus ... construed. London : Printed by S. Buckley and T. Longman ..., 1786 (AYT-5897) -- Camden, William. Institutio Graecae grammatices compendiaria. Londini : Excuderunt S. Buckley et T. Longman, 1784 (AYT-5905).
IMPRINT:
London : Printed by S. Buckley and T. Longman ..., 1784.
London : Printed by S. Buckley and T. Longman ..., 1784.
CITATION/REFERENCE:
ESTC N46144
NUC pre-1956 NL 0366856
ESTC N46144
NUC pre-1956 NL 0366856
FORMAT:
[20], 71, [5], [4], 139, [1] p. : ill. ; 16 cm. (12mo)]
[20], 71, [5], [4], 139, [1] p. : ill. ; 16 cm. (12mo)]
CONDITION:
Leather bound, small book, cover stamped T. Pilkington twice, both stamps are missing letters.
Leather bound, small book, cover stamped T. Pilkington twice, both stamps are missing letters.
COLLATION:
Small Quarto: A-P8 ($4, – G1, -O2), 2 A-E8 ($4), 3A4 ($2), 3B-N8 ($4, -G3) O2 ($1)
In the first run of signatures, single sheet interpolations follow L6 and L7. Signatures M and N are interleaved with a full blank sheet (blank, M1, blank, M2, blank, M3, etc.) with single sheets interpolated at center (between 4 and 5), (N1, blank, etc., with blank single sheet at end). Sheets interleaved with M have notes on them. In signature O, O1 is followed by a single sheet, O2-6 have sheets interleaved, and a single sheet between O4-5. In the third run, blank sheets follow D4, E1, E2, E3, E4, F1, F2, F4, F5, F7 , G1, G4, G6, G7 ( the sheet following 1 and 7 is single sheet), H1, K2, K3, K4, K5, (a single sheet folded between 3 and 5) 6, 7, 8 and L1. Many of these are half sheets stuck between, some are folded and wrap around the existing signatures.
Small Quarto: A-P8 ($4, – G1, -O2), 2 A-E8 ($4), 3A4 ($2), 3B-N8 ($4, -G3) O2 ($1)
In the first run of signatures, single sheet interpolations follow L6 and L7. Signatures M and N are interleaved with a full blank sheet (blank, M1, blank, M2, blank, M3, etc.) with single sheets interpolated at center (between 4 and 5), (N1, blank, etc., with blank single sheet at end). Sheets interleaved with M have notes on them. In signature O, O1 is followed by a single sheet, O2-6 have sheets interleaved, and a single sheet between O4-5. In the third run, blank sheets follow D4, E1, E2, E3, E4, F1, F2, F4, F5, F7 , G1, G4, G6, G7 ( the sheet following 1 and 7 is single sheet), H1, K2, K3, K4, K5, (a single sheet folded between 3 and 5) 6, 7, 8 and L1. Many of these are half sheets stuck between, some are folded and wrap around the existing signatures.
Archive Location
Library Catalog
Num Pages
240
Call Number
PA2083 .L6 1784
Rare Book
Item Type
Book
Files
Collection
Citation
William Lily, 1468?-1522., “A short introduction of grammar, generally to be used compiled and set forth for the bringing up of all those, that intend to attain to the knowledge of the Latin tongue.,” Centre for Renaissance and Reformation Studies (CRRS) Rare Book Collection, accessed July 15, 2025, https://crrs.library.utoronto.ca/items/show/9708.