1. Acknowledgements; 2. Table of Contents; 3. 0. Introduction; 4. Part I The Heritage of Ars Grammatica; 5. 1.0 Sanctius' Life and the 16th-Century Grammatical Heritage; 6. 2.0 The Graeco-Roman and Medieval Traditions; 7. 3.0 Grammatical Theory in the Renaissance; 8. 4.0 The Judaeo-Arabic Tradition; 9. Part II Synopsis of the 1587 Minerva; 10. 5.0 Book I The Parts of Speech; 11. 6.0 Book II The Syntax of Nouns; 12. 7.0 Book III The Syntax of Verbs and Particles; 13. 8.0 Book IV Figurative Syntax and Semantics; 14. Part III Sanctius' Linguistic Theory; 15. 9.0 Philosophical Approach to Language; 16. 10.0 Logical Structure and Logical Rules; 17. 11.0 The Parts of Speech and the Role of Meaning; 18. 12.0 The Basic Semantic Postulates; 19. 13.0 Summary and Conclusions; 20. Endnotes; 21. References; 22. Index of Names; 23. Index of Subjects