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The Importance of Data Mining in Art History
I would say we should be much more ambitious in our uses of new methodologies. For the typical tutor, we built a database of more than 57,000 items from Wills, Infantries and Accounts. It's exciting to think how we can use computing power to help us build databases of evidence. And also, there's a lot to be gained in cross-referencing material that exists in the same category.
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