Beleške sa margine: značaj Mihaila Valtrovića za proučavanje srednjovekovnih starina u Srbiji

Abstract

The study of medieval archaeology in Serbia before the Second World War was to the greatest extent defined by Miloje M. Vasić. Certain contributions for drawing attention to medieval antiquities - at the institutional beginnings of the archaeological discipline - can be attributed to Mihailo Valtrović as well. Under the assumption that marginal and unquestionable knowledge lingers in the epistemological bases that are used for studying the past, the article tackles theoretical foundations in Valtrović’s interpretations of the medieval monuments.

This study is relevant for understanding the mechanisms of how the knowledge of medieval art has been introduced and transferred, which is a part of common history of the archaeology and the history of art. Valtrović’s conceptual heritage indicates the role of archaeology in the formulation of national identity on the medieval bases in the 19th century and to the strong misuses that occurred through repetition of those methods in the contemporary contexts.