Very rare edition of this early and well-known manual for the Hebrew language. The present copy is the re-issue of the second edition (Wechel, 1533) with only the date on the title page changed. It was originally published in Louvain by Thierry Martens in 1529 and is Clenardus' first published work. The manual is "much praised for its succinct and clear rules" (Smitskamp). It would become one of the most popular Hebrew grammars of the 16th century, and more than 20 editions and reprints had appeared by the time of Franciscus Raphelengius 1589 Leiden edition.
In 1530 Clenardus published a grammar of Greek, the Institutiones Linguae Graecae, and while in Portugal a grammar of Latin in 1538: the Institutiones grammaticae Latinae introducing an influential innovative methodology.
With a later ownership annotation on the title page, contemporary annotations on the first 35 pages. The leather is slightly stained. The title page has been reinforced on the back, the title page and first leaves are slightly browned, some smudges and small tears in the margins, some of the margins have been cut somewhat short, affecting the manuscript annotations. Otherwise in good condition. Adams, no. 2161; Contemporaries of Erasmus, I (1985), pp. 312-313; Renouard, IV, p. 947; USTC 185411 (1 copy).