The Civilization of the Renaissance in Italy

The Civilization of the Renaissance in Italy
The title page of an English translation
AuthorJacob Burckhardt
Original titleDie Cultur a der Renaissance in Italien
TranslatorS. G. C. Middlemore
LanguageGerman
PublisherSchweighauser'sche Verlagsbuchhandlung
Publication placeSwitzerland
a Kultur in modern German.

The Civilization of the Renaissance in Italy (German: Die Cultur der Renaissance in Italien) is an 1860 work on the Italian Renaissance by Swiss historian Jacob Burckhardt. Together with his History of the Renaissance in Italy (Die Geschichte der Renaissance in Italien; 1867) it is counted among the classics of Renaissance historiography. An English translation was produced by S.G.C. Middlemore in two volumes, London 1878.