113 - Clement of Alexandria. *Omnia quae quidem extant opera*. Florence, Torrentino, 1551. A copy on heavy paper with wide margins

Clement of Alexandria. *Omnia quae quidem extant opera*. Florence, Torrentino, 1551. A copy on heavy paper with wide margins Clement of Alexandria. *Omnia quae quidem extant opera*. Florence, Torrentino, 1551. Folio (332 x 220 mm); 47, [1]; 113, [3]; [4], 277, [52] pages. Title page with the title set within an elaborate woodcut frame; two additional title pages bearing the printer’s mark featuring the Medici coat of arms; wood-engraved initials (small woodworm holes with minimal loss, some abrasions, foxing at the edges.) 17th-century binding in full parchment with a gold title on the spine and red sprinkled edges. Ownership note by Filippo Trenta from 1783. A fine volume printed by Torrentino, a printer of Flemish origin appointed ducal printer by Cosimo I de’ Medici and a central figure in 16th-century Florentine publishing. His workshop produced works of remarkable typographical merit, reflecting the cultural project promoted by the duke to affirm the prestige of the Medici court. Copy on thick paper with wide margins