Introduction to the special issue: the economic history of the arts
这篇导言论证了经济史方法在研究艺术领域的适用性，强调其跨学科特性及研究历史中创造力的价值，并尝试为该研究领域命名和展望未来方向。
Abstract This is the Introduction to the Special Issue on the Economic History of the Arts. It argues that economic history is well suited to study the arts. It also posits that the value of the discipline lies, among others, in its interdisciplinarity and the possibility to study creativity in history. Finally, attempts are made to coin the name of this field of research and some thoughts are shared on the way forward.