Omnia Quotquot Extant D. Ambrosii Episcopi Mediolanensis Opera. 5 Vols in 3. Basile: Johann Froben, 1555. In 6. Printer’s device on each title page and final leaf. Lower edge of title page re-margined for Vols 1, 4, & 5 (to edge of imprint v.1). Vols.1-3 bound together: (1) lacking A4-6, B1. [36],176 - (2) [192]; (3) 366,[2] - (4) 766 - (5) 455,[1],[138 index], [2]pp. Early edition of the works of St. Ambrose (c.340–397), Bishop of Milan and one of the most influential ecclesiastical figures of the 4th century._x000D_
Provenance From the Library of Dr. Thomas C. Oden (1931-2016), who was an American United Methodist theologian and religious author. He is often regarded as the father of the paleo-orthodox movement and is considered to be one of the most influential theologians of the 20th-21st century. He was Henry Anson Buttz Professor of Theology and Ethics at Drew University._x000D_
Condition Old parchment boards, ribbed brown leather back, two leather spine labels. Binding slightly worn and soiled, lower edge of title page re-margined for Vols 1, 4, & 5 (to edge of imprint v.1). Occasional mild red lines, minor water stains.