
Magnificent 'album amicorum' by the Swiss sculptor Johannes Carl Zay (Ze). 1678-1682.
Together 22 illustrations by painters, sculptors or goldsmiths; drawings mostly with dedications on the opposite page. 138 sheets of which 39 are written pages. Contemporary vellum binding made up of three continuous sheets. Marbled fly-leaves, edges in speckled red. Quarto-octavo (150:100 mm).
Bought by a public library, Northern America.
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