An antique book in Russian titled The Guide to the History of Painting since the Time of Constantine the Great by Franz Kugler. The third edition is again revised from the second edition, edited by Jacob Burkgard. Publishing house Grachev Printing House and Co. Published by K.T. Soldatenkova. Moscow, 1872. Franz Theodor Kugler, 1808 to 1858, outstanding German poet and art critic, founder of modern art science, professor at the Berlin Academy of Arts from 1835, academician from 1849. F. Kugler formulated the main scientific approaches to the study of world art history, began a comprehensive study of styles, their character, and history of origin. Antiquarian Art Books, and Bibliophilic Collectibles.