Note: Project Gutenberg also has an HTML version of this file which includes the original illustrations in color. See 46248-h.htm or 46248-h.zip: (http://www.gutenberg.org/files/46248/46248-h/46248-h.htm) or (http://www.gutenberg.org/files/46248/46248-h.zip) Images of the original pages are available through Internet Archive/American Libraries. See https://archive.org/details/belgium00omoniala BELGIUM * * * * * * THIS BOOK IS ALSO PUBLISHED IN THREE SEPARATE PARTS +-----------------------------------------------+ | BRUGES | | AND WEST FLANDERS | | | |CONTAINING 57 FULL-PAGE ILLUSTRATIONS IN COLOUR| | | | PRICE 10/- NET | +-----------------------------------------------+ | BRABANT | | AND EAST FLANDERS | | | |CONTAINING 20 FULL-PAGE ILLUSTRATIONS IN COLOUR| | | | PRICE 7/6 NET | +-----------------------------------------------+ | LIÉGE | | AND THE ARDENNES | | | |CONTAINING 20 FULL-PAGE ILLUSTRATIONS IN COLOUR| | | | PRICE 7/6 NET | +-----------------------------------------------+ A. AND C. BLACK, SOHO SQUARE, LONDON, W. * * * * * * BELGIUM * * * * * * AGENTS AMERICA THE MACMILLAN COMPANY 64 & 66 FIFTH AVENUE, NEW YORK CANADA THE MACMILLAN COMPANY OF CANADA, LTD. 27 RICHMOND STREET WEST, TORONTO INDIA MACMILLAN & COMPANY, LTD. MACMILLAN BUILDING, BOMBAY 309 BOW BAZAAR STREET, CALCUTTA AUSTRALASIA OXFORD UNIVERSITY PRESS, MELBOURNE * * * * * * [Illustration: BRUSSELS The Hôtel de Ville, a corner of the Grande Place, showing La Maison des Brasseurs, La Maison du Cygne, and La Maison de l'Étoile.] BELGIUM Painted by AMÉDÉE FORESTIER Text by GEORGE W. T. OMOND Published by A. & C. Black · Soho Square London · W · MCMVIII [Illustration] Contents CHAPTER PAGE I. THE MARKET-PLACE AND BELFRY OF BRUGES--EARLY HISTORY 3 II. BALDWIN BRAS-DE-FER--THE PLACE DU BOURG--MURDER OF CHARLES THE GOOD 11 III. THE BÉGUINAGE--CHURCHES--THE RELIC OF THE HOLY BLOOD 23 IV. THE BRUGES MATINS--BATTLE OF THE GOLDEN SPURS 39