Judgments on History and Historians

By Jacob Burckhardt

Book Overview

Renowned for his Civilization of the Renaissance in Italy and Reflections on History, Jacob Burckhardt (1818-1897) has well been described as "the most civilized historian of the nineteenth century." Judgments on History and Historians consists of records collected by Emil D rr from Burckhardt's lecture notes for history courses at the University of Basel from 1865 to 1885. The 149 brief sections span five eras: Antiquity, the Middle Ages, History from 1450 to 1598, the History of the Seventeenth and Eighteenth Centuries, and the Age of Revolution.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0865972060
• ISBN13: 9780865972063
• Release Date: March 1999
• Publisher: Liberty Fund
• Length: 314 Pages
• Weight: 0.90 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 6.1" x 9.3"
• Age Range: 18 to 10 years
• Grade Range: Postsecondary to Grade 5