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Written by the volume’s co-editors, this introductory chapter frames the book, situating its intellectual contribution within the broader scholarly landscape of miniaturization and fragmentation studies. The chapter begins with an overview of current theoretical and methodological approaches to issues of miniaturization and fragmentation. A description of the volume’s inception, its relationship to the original conference session at the College Art Association Annual Meeting from which it emerged, and a summary of each contributing chapter is then provided. The chapter concludes with further thoughts on the study of miniatures and fragments.