Conditions of sale were a feature of the Roman auction, and probably published along with the written public announcement, the <I>proscriptio</I>, that preceded a sale. When such conditions appeared on the front pages of printed sale catalogues for paintings, prints and drawings in late...</i>

The paper explores the evolution of pricing arrangements agreed between two art dealers, one in Paris, the other in Antwerp, in the period 1650 to 1665. These two dealt mainly in made-to-order works. They were principal (Antwerp) and agent (Paris). The principal posted prices, a common...

The methodology of economics has long been dominated by the writings of Karl Popper and Imre Lakatos, two outstanding philosophers of science in the post-war period. This major new book focuses on the application of Lakatosian principles of appraisal to modern economics. An international group...