Geschichte und Asthetik. Festschrift f ur Werner Busch zum 60. Geburtstag

Published in 2005 by Deutscher Kunstverlag, this volume serves as a Festschrift—an academic tradition of honoring a distinguished scholar with a collection of essays contributed by peers and former students. This specific tribute was compiled to mark the 60th birthday of Werner Busch, a prominent German art historian widely respected for his research on 18th- and 19th-century European art, particularly his focus on the intersection of aesthetics, historical context, and the history of painting.

Edited by Margit Kern, the collection brings together interdisciplinary contributions that reflect Busch’s own methodological interests. The design of the book adheres to the formal, scholarly aesthetic typical of high-quality German academic publications from this period. It was received within the art history community as a significant recognition of Busch’s influence, serving as both a professional milestone for the honoree and a resource for further scholarship in the field of art history and visual culture.