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.

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特刊简介：艺术经济史

这是艺术经济史特刊的简介。它认为经济史非常适合研究艺术。它还认为该学科的价值除其他外在于其跨学科性和研究历史创造力的可能性。最后，尝试为该研究领域命名，并就未来的发展方向分享一些想法。