Author’s Note

Introduction

Part 1. Bids for Recognition
From the New Book of Grotesques: “The Germanic Scroll-Like Tree” and “Preamble and Salutation”
One: An Offering
Two: Property of Skill
Three: The Mold of the Master
Four: Dürer’s Other Legacy

Part 2. The Language of Legitimacy
From the New Book of Grotesques: “The Bug-Bauble Market”
Five: Designs for a New World
Six: Alienating Devices
Seven: Shaping History

Part 3. Proposals for Redistribution
From the New Book of Grotesques: “The Antique Temple”
Conclusion: The Grotesque Law of Property

Acknowledgments
Notes
Index