Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents vii
3. Illustrations ix
4. Preface xiii
5. Introduction 1
6. I. Matter. This Ruined Earth 21
7. II. Marks. Inscriptions and Spolia 51
8. III. Mater. Nymphs, Virgins, and Whores— On the Ruin of Women 81
9. IV. Matrix. Humanism and the Rise of the Ruins Print 119
10. V. Model. The Architectural Imaginary 155
11. VI. Mirrors. The Voyages and Fantasies of the Ruins Craze 195
12. VII. The Unfinished. On the Nonfinality of Certain Works of Art 227
13. VIII. Resisting Ruin. The Decay of Monuments and the Promises of Language 257
14. Acknowledgments 273
15. Notes 277
16. Works Cited 331
17. Photography Credits 355
18. Index 357