Prints and drawings have been collected in the West since at least the 16th century. The essays in this volume offer a number of investigations into the collecting, perception, classification and display of works on paper. '... this little volume could hardly be bettered as an introduction to the complexities, as well as to the delights, of collecting master drawings and prints.' ArtNewsLetter '... this handsomely-produced volume... It is a credit to the contributors and their three editors that the essays in this volume enlighten not only on their own terms, but also as part of a larger narrative of the evolution of the collecting of prints and drawings in early modern Europe.' Elizabeth Goldring, Renaissance Journal 'The book contains outstanding contributions in a field that is still in its infancy... the essays provide an eminently readable introdution to the subject.' The Burlington Magazine