AZO, P. Summa Azonis, locuples iuris civilis thesaurus. (…) studio D. Henrici Dresii (…). Accessere insuper eiusdem Azonis quaestiones quae Brocardicae appellantur (…). Venice, Apud Soc. Minimam, 1610-15. 2 parts in 1 vol. (72) pp., 1288 cols., (16) pp., 170 cols. W. 2 woodcut printer's marks on ti-pp. Fol. Cont. vellum. (Corners and edges a bit worn, upper hinge weak, a bit waterstained in places, espec. at the beginning).
Porcius Azo, was a lawyer and professor of law at the University of Bologna. His fame rests on his carefully organized commentaries on the Code, Institutes and sections of the Digest of the Corpus Juris Civilis. Known collectively as the Summa Azonis, these commentaries form a methodical exposition of Roman law. The Summa circulated widely in manuscript; 35 printed editions were issued from 1481 to 1610. It was a work of immense authority for generations of continental lawyers. - Savigny V, 38.€ 360