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The Story of Brussels

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Portrait of George Zelle, Physician, by Bernard van Orley (photogravure)Frontispiece

Heading* 1

The Abbey Church, Forest† 5

By the Dyle, at Mechlin† 7

The Subterranean Church of St. Guy at Anderlecht* 37

At Mechlin* 40

Saint Peter's, Louvain* 43

Cloth Hall, Louvain* 52

Tailpiece† 57

The Old Castle of Everard T'Serclaes at Ternath† 116

Notre-Dame de Hal from Chapel behind North Transept* 123

The Town Hall, Brussels† 147

Old Houses near Saint Gudule's† 149

Tailpiece† 162

The Old Church of Saint Nicholas, Rue au Beurre† 176

Le Tour Noire† 183

Saint Rumbold's Cathedral* 199

Notre-Dame au-delà de la Dyle† 202

La Maison du Roi† 203

Eglise Sainte-Gudule Pilastre Sculpté* 207

The Steen of Antwerp* 209

Quai de l'Avoine, Malines† 211

From the Béguinage, Louvain* 236

Saint Catherine's, Brussels† 245

Rouge Cloître* 248

Guild Houses in the Grand' Place, Brussels† 258

Notre-Dame du Sablon† 261

Notre-Dame de la Chapelle† 265

Notre-Dame au-delà de la Dyle† 268

Saint Michel et Sainte Gudule† 271

Sainte Gudule—The Lady Chapel† 281

St. Peter's, Louvain, Chapel of St. Charles* 295

Interior of Mechlin Cathedral† 301

Mechlin Cathedral† 303

De Dijle te Mechelen* 307

Notre-Dame de Hal Baptistery Gates* 311

Hôtel de Ville, Louvain† 321

Tête de Femme en Pleurs, attributed to Roger Van Der Weyden, Brussels Gallery facing 333

'PietaPièta', attributed to Roger Van Der Weyden, Brussels Gallery facing 335

'The Martyrdom of Saint Erasmus' by Dierick Boudts, at Saint Peter's, Louvain facing 339

The Wings of the Saint Anne Triptych by Quentin Metsys, in the Brussels Gallery (shut) facing 347

The Wings of the Saint Anne Triptych by Quentin Metsys, in the Brussels Gallery (open) facing 348

The Central Panel of the Saint Anne Triptych by Quentin Metsys, in the Brussels Gallery facing 350

From S. Rombold's, Malines* 357

At Mechlin† 361

By the Dyle at Mechlin† 364

Guild Halls in the Market-Place at Brussels† 369

Notre-Dame d'Hanswyck, Malines† 372

Saints Pierre et Paul, Malines† 373

La Porte de Hal, Brussels† 374

Tailpiece† 375

Plan of Brussels follows 375

Those illustrations marked * are by G. Gilliat-Smith. Those illustrations marked † are by Katharine Kimball.

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