It would be no exaggeration to claim that the Italian historian Carlo Ginzburg, who has died aged 87, revolutionised the practice and understanding of history.
Reflecting on the genesis of his most famous work, Carlo Ginzburg wrote that by immersing himself in the trial of a 16th-century miller burned by the Roman Inquisition, he turned a possible footnote into a book.
Reflecting on the genesis of his most famous work, Carlo Ginzburg wrote that by immersing himself in the trial of a 16th-century miller burned by the Roman Inquisition, he turned a possible footnote into a book.
Carlo Ginzburg in 1996Credit... The eldest of three children, Carlo Nello Ginzburg was born in Turin on April 15 1939 into a noted Jewish family of intellectuals ... Carlo Ginzburg, born April 15 1939, died June 17 2026.