11-06-2015, 09:04 AM
Hi Gert,
No, I don't believe in premonitions. I am very much a pragmatist sort of historian. I guess it's because I come from a background of archaeology and iconographic analysis, not the history of writing meta-history.
No client would be patient with an iconographic analyst whose opinion began or ended with 'intuition' or 'theory'.
Most of the work we do is for museums or private persons relying on the evaluation to decide whether to purchase a piece, or how to label it.
No, I don't believe in premonitions. I am very much a pragmatist sort of historian. I guess it's because I come from a background of archaeology and iconographic analysis, not the history of writing meta-history.
No client would be patient with an iconographic analyst whose opinion began or ended with 'intuition' or 'theory'.
Most of the work we do is for museums or private persons relying on the evaluation to decide whether to purchase a piece, or how to label it.