Priscian
Americannoun
noun
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Grammar included both the rules formulated by Donatus and Priscian and the study of a few of the classical writers of ancient Rome.
From Education in England in the Middle Ages Thesis Approved for the Degree of Doctor of Science in the University of London by Parry, Albert William
At this period it is most probable that his Excerptio from the grammar of Priscian, long so popular as a text-book during the middle ages, was compiled.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 13, Slice 7 "Horticulture" to "Hudson Bay" by Various
Priscian the grammarian speaks of him as having attained the summit of honesty and of all sciences.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 4, Slice 1 "Bisharin" to "Bohea" by Various
Author of περιήγησις τῆς γῆς, a description of the earth in hexameters, usually published with the scholia of Eustathius and the Latin paraphrases of Avienus and Priscian.
From Early Reviews of English Poets by Haney, John Louis
If advanced work was attempted, then Priscian would be studied and the works of “Christian authors” read.
From Education in England in the Middle Ages Thesis Approved for the Degree of Doctor of Science in the University of London by Parry, Albert William
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