Acknowledgments
Introduction: Process and Connection / Miriam Jacobson and Julie Park
Part I. Inscription and Incorporation
Feather, Flourish and Flow: Handwriting's Organic Technology / Julie Park
The Flower of Ointments and Early Modern Transcorporeality / Rebecca Laroche
The Paris Opéra as a Vibrating Body: Feeling Pygmalion's Kiss / Kevin Lambert
Part II. Interface and Merger
Gorgonick Spirits: Myth, Figuration, and Mineral Vivency in the Writings of Thomas Browne / Jessica Wolfe
Things with Kid Gloves / Lynn Festa
Vegetable Loves: Botanical Enthrallment in Early Modern Poetry / Miriam Jacobson
Part III. Vitality and Decay
Knowing the World through Rococo Ornamental Prints / Michael Yonan
Fingers in the Pie: Baked Meats, Adultery, and Adulteration / Diane Purkiss
Milton’s Hair / Jayne Lewis
Afterword: Virtuous Properties of the Organic Supplement / Julia Reinhard Lupton
Notes on Contributors
Index