Hugo Buchtal
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Hugo Buchthal was a German-Jewish art historian, best known for his standard work Miniature Painting in the Latin Kingdom of Jerusalem
(1957).
He studied at the Warburg Institute
in Germany, emigrating in 1934 when it moved to London. From 1965 he held positions in the USA.
Kingdom of Jerusalem
The Kingdom of Jerusalem was a Catholic kingdom established in the Levant in 1099 after the First Crusade. The kingdom lasted nearly two hundred years, from 1099 until 1291 when the last remaining possession, Acre, was destroyed by the Mamluks, but its history is divided into two distinct periods....
(1957).
He studied at the Warburg Institute
Warburg Institute
The Warburg Institute is a research institution associated with the University of London in central London, England. A member of the School of Advanced Study, its focus is the study of the influence of classical antiquity on all aspects of European civilisation.-History:The Institute was founded by...
in Germany, emigrating in 1934 when it moved to London. From 1965 he held positions in the USA.