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This article sets out to characterize the way Latin grammar was taught during the Renaissance. It first raises the question of what distinguishes grammar in that period from grammar in the immediately preceding centuries. The attitude of early (civic) humanists such as Salutati to grammar is contrasted with the attitude of the 15th-century educators Guarino Veronese and his immediate followers. In the second half of the paper, the difficult question of when Renaissance grammar can be said to have come to an end is raised. This leads to a discussion of whether the spirit of Renaissance humanism has survived in more recent centuries. The paper ends with an analysis of the ambiguous term “humanism.” [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]