CONTENTS PAGE Preface to the Second Edition 5 Introduction 6 How to Use these Guide-Books 12 Origins of the Belgian Towns 13 Order of the Tour 20 I Bruges- A. Origins of Bruges 22 B. The Heart of the City 25 C. The Hospital of St. John 35 D. The Town in General 45 E. The Churches 49 F. The Academy 59 II Ghent- A. Origins of Ghent 66 B. The Core of Ghent 69 C. The Cathedral 77 D. The Outskirts 90 III Brussels- A. Origins of Brussels 98 B. The Heart of Brussels 100 C. The Picture Gallery 105 D. The Cathedral 138 E. The Upper Town 145 F. Surroundings 156 IV Antwerp- A. Origins of Antwerp 164 B. The Cathedral 168 C. The Picture Gallery 176 D. The Town in General 205 V Historical Notes 217 Index 229 Paris By Grant Allen CONTENTS PAGE Introduction 3 How to Use these Guide-Books 10 Origins of Paris 11 I The Île de la Cité 16 A. The Palais de Justice and the Sainte Chapelle 17 B. Notre-Dame 22 Map of Historic Paris 33 II The Left or South Bank 34 A. The Roman Palace and the Musée de Cluny 35 B. The Hill of Ste. Geneviève 55 III Renaissance Paris (The Louvre) 62 A. The Fabric 64 B. The Collections 71 I. Paintings 72 II. Sculpture 153 1. Antique Sculpture 154 2. Renaissance Sculpture 168 3. Modern Sculpture 187 III. The Smaller Collections 189 IV The North Bank (Rive Droite) 197 A. The Core of the Right Bank 198 B. The Outer Ring of Louis XIV 208 V The Faubourg St. Germain 213 VI St. Denis 230 VII The Outer Ring, Etc 246 Index 253 THE EVOLUTION OF THE IDEA OF GOD AN INQUIRY INTO THE ORIGINS OF RELIGIONS BY GRANT ALLEN 1897 CONTENTS PREFACE THE EVOLUTION OF THE IDEA OF GOD. CHAPTER I.—CHRISTIANITY AS A RELIGIOUS STANDARD. CHAPTER II.—RELIGION AND MYTHOLOGY. CHAPTER III.—THE LIFE OF THE DEAD. CHAPTER IV.—THE ORIGIN OF GODS. CHAPTER V.—SACRED STONES. CHAPTER VI.—SACRED STAKES. CHAPTER VIL—SACRED TREES. CHAPTER VIII.—THE GODS OF EGYPT. CHAPTER IX.—THE GODS OF ISRAEL. CHAPTER X.—THE RISE OF MONOTHEISM. CHAPTER XI.—HUMAN GODS. CHAPTER XII.—THE MANUFACTURE OF GODS. CHAPTER XIII.—GODS OF CULTIVATION. CHAPTER XIV.—CORN- AND WINE-GODS. CHAPTER XV.—SACRIFICE AND SACRAMENT. CHAPTER XVI.—THE DOCTRINE OF THE ATONEMENT. CHAPTER XVII.—THE WORLD BEFORE CHRIST. CHAPTER XVIII.—THE GROWTH OF CHRISTIANITY. CHAPTER XIX.—SURVIVALS IN CHRISTENDOM. CHAPTER XX.—CONCLUSION. INDEX End of the Project Gutenberg EBook of Index of The Project Gutenberg Works of Grant Allen, by Grant Allen