Jacob Burckhardt

Burkhardt in 1892 Carl Jacob Christoph Burckhardt (25 May 1818 – 8 August 1897) was a Swiss historian of art and culture and an influential figure in the historiography of both fields. His best known work is ''The Civilization of the Renaissance in Italy'' (1860). He is known as one of the major progenitors of cultural history. Sigfried Giedion described Burckhardt's achievement in the following terms: "The great discoverer of the age of the Renaissance, he first showed how a period should be treated in its entirety, with regard not only for its painting, sculpture and architecture, but for the social institutions of its daily life as well." Provided by Wikipedia
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Published 1929
Griechische Kulturgeschichte.

: viii, 476 pages, 30 pages : illustrations, maps ; 18 cm. : Includes bibliographical references.

Force and freedom : an interpretation of history /

: Translation of : Weltgeschichtliche Betrachtungen. : 346 pages ; 18 cm.

Reflections on history /

: Translated from the German original Weltgeschichtliche betrachtungen. : 219 pages ; 22 cm.

The age of Constantine the Great /

: Includes index.
Translation of : Die Zeit Konstantins des Grossen. : 400 pages : illustrations ; 21 cm

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