Priscianus (fl. c. 500).

Chancery folio (266 x 190mm.), 351 leaves (of 350, without initial blank leaf, but with duplicate of conjugate leaves t4-5 bound with first t4-5), 35 lines, roman letter, 2- to 7-line initials supplied in red and blue, binding: nineteenth-century calf by Hatton of Manchester, red edges, early manuscript annotations (some on folding sections of the margins, where the rest of the margin has been trimmed), bb1-2 and ll4 slightly stained, damp-staining in upper corner towards end, last 3 leaves damaged with loss of text (not affecting colophon)

HCR 13358; BMC v 242; Goff P965

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One of three editions of Priscian's grammatical works, written at the court of the eastern Emperor Anastasius in the early sixth century, which were printed in 1475-1476. His popularity in the medieval and early renaissance periods is attested by the numerous manuscripts and printed editions of his work that survive.

Jacobus de Fivizzano learned his trade in Venice before printing under his own name at Fivizzano in the Lunigiana in 1472; by 1476 he had moved back to Venice and began printing in the house of Marcus de Comitibus. This is one of only two works surviving (the other is Goff P305 dated 17 January 1476) with Gerardus Alexandrinus named in the imprint.