Cities of Belgium / Grant Allen's Historical Guides
by Grant Allen
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Chapters (105)
- PREFACE TO THE SECOND EDITION
- INTRODUCTION
- HOW TO USE THESE GUIDEBOOKS
- ORIGINS OF THE BELGIAN TOWNS
- ORDER OF THE TOUR
- i BRUGES
- A. ORIGINS OF BRUGES
- B. THE HEART OF THE CITY
- C. THE HOSPITAL OF ST. JOHN
- D. THE TOWN IN GENERAL.
- E. THE CHURCHES
- F. THE ACADEMY
- ii GHENT
- A. ORIGINS OF GHENT
- B. THE CORE OF GHENT
- C. THE CATHEDRAL
- D. THE OUTSKIRTS
- iii BRUSSELS
- A. ORIGINS OF BRUSSELS
- B. THE HEART OF BRUSSELS
- C. THE PICTURE GALLERY
- D. THE CATHEDRAL
- E. THE UPPER TOWN
- F. SURROUNDINGS
- iv ANTWERP
- A. ORIGINS OF ANTWERP
- B. THE CATHEDRAL
- C. THE PICTURE GALLERY
- D. THE TOWN IN GENERAL
- v HISTORICAL NOTES
- INDEX
- TRANSCRIBER NOTES
- 6
- 7
- 8
- 9
- 10
- 11
- 12
- 13
- 20
- 22
- 29
- 34
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- 62
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