Albert, King of Belgium, 102, 207

Alost, church of St. Martin's, 113, 114
Hôtel de Ville, 111

Antwerp, carillon of, 52
cathedral of, 41, 44, 143

Archers of St. Sebastian, 66

Artists of Malines, list of the, 183–195

Aymon, legend of the four sons of, 133–136


Baldwin Bras-de-Fer, 55, 171

Baldwin the Ninth, Count of Flanders, 72, 121

Battle of the Dunes, the, 101

Battle of the Spurs, the, 120, 172

Battle of Waterloo, the, 206

Bayard, the horse, 133–138

Beguinage, the, Courtrai, 121
"        "  Malines, 23–24
"        "  Ypres, 82

Bell-founding, process of, 45–48

Berincx, Grégoire, 186
"    Grégoire le Jeune, 186, 191

Bethune, Robert of, Count of Flanders, 75, 79

Biset, Charles Emmanuel, 191
"    George, 191

Bol, Jean, 188

Bouts, Dierick, 48, 149

Broël Towers, the, Courtrai, 119, 123

Bruges, cathedral of, 41
library, 171

Brussels, cathedral of, 41
Museum of Decorative Arts, 76, 149

Burgundy, House of, 68
"      Mary of, 165


Carillons of Antwerp, 52
"    of Bruges, 52
"    of Ghent, 52
"    of Louvain, 52
"    of Malines, 52
"    of Tournai, 52

Carpreau, Jean, 187

Cathedral of Antwerp, 41
"    of Bruges, 41
"    of Brussels, 41
"    of Ghent, 41
"    of Malines, 18–19, 41, 42
"    of Ypres, 69, 73

Charlemagne, 134–136

Charles the Bold, 25, 76, 81

Charles the Eleventh, 119

Charles the Fifth, 18, 130, 165

Cloth Hall, the, Ypres, 69, 72–75, 78, 80, 81

Commines, Philip of, 86

Cossiers, I., 24

Coxie, Jean, 185
"    Jean Michel, 185
"    Michel, 184
"    Michel le Jeune, 184
"    Michel the Third, 185
"    Michel the Fourth, 185
"    Raphaël, 185

Counts' Chapel, the, Courtrai, 121

Courtrai, the Counts' Chapel, 121
the Hall of the Magistrates, 129
the Town Hall, 129

Cuyp, 36, 102


De Gruyter, Jean, 185

De Hornes, Jacques, 191, 193

Deklerk, 44, 45

De Poindre, Jacques, 187

De Vos, Lambert, 188

Douai, Hôtel de Ville, 157, 160

Douai Bible, the, 158

Dyle, the river, 21, 26, 152


Elle, Ferdinand, 192


Franchoys, Luc, 189
"      Luc le Jeune, 190, 192, 193
"      Pierre, 190

Franco-Prussian War, the, 206

Furnes, Hôtel de Ville, 173


Ghent, the carillons of, 52

Gild of St. Luke, the, 181

Gothic architecture, styles of, 90

Great Wars of Flanders, the, 86


Hall of the Magistrates, the, Courtrai, 129

Hals, Frans, 141, 190

Hanseatic League, the, 69

Hanswyk, the Tower of Our Lady of, Malines, 26

Haweis, 41, 43, 49, 50

Hemony, 42, 49

Henry the First, 152

Herregouts, David, 191

Hoogenbergh, Jean, 186

Hôtel de Ville of Alost, 111
"  "    "  of Douai, 157, 160
"  "    "  of Furnes, 173
"  "    "  of Louvain, 147, 149 150
"  "    "  of Oudenaarde, 164
"  "    "  of Ypres, 73

Huet, 87, 89

Hunin, Matthieu Joseph Charles, 194
"    Pierre Paul Aloys, 194

Hugo, Victor, 52


Ingelrams, André, 187
"      Corneille, 187

Inghelbrugtorre, Courtrai, 119

Inquisition, the Spanish, 68


Jansenius, Cornelius, Bishop of Ypres, 73, 80

Janssens, Daniel, 193

Joffroy, Jean Barthelemy, 193

Jordaens, 141

Jube, at St. Martin's, Dixmude, 55, 57–59, 62, 79


Keldermans, 17, 18, 130

Knights of the Golden Fleece, 36

Knights Templar, the, 99, 101


La Panne, 74, 207

La Pla, Jacques, 193

Leopold of Saxe-Coburg, King of Belgium, 203, 204, 205

Leopold the Second of Belgium, 207

Le Saive, Jean, 190, 193

Library, the, Bruges, 43, 171
Brussels, 43
Louvain, 43, 49, 150

Lion of Flanders, the, 22, 28

Louis of Maele, 66, 67

Louis of Nevers, 76

Louis Philippe, 203, 205

Louis the Eleventh, 157

Louis the Fourteenth, 158

Louvain, church of St. Peter, 147, 152
carillons of, 52
Hôtel de Ville, 149
library, 149

Loyola, Ignatius, 21

Luther, Martin, 21

Lys, the river, 119, 120, 122–123


Malines, carillons of, 52
cathedral of, 18–19, 41, 42
St. Rombauld, 17, 19, 22, 26, 37, 44

Margaret of Artois, 76
"    of Austria, statue of, 22
"    of Parma, 165
"    of York, 25, 76
"    the Courageous, the legend of, 150–153

Marguerite of Flanders, 152
"      of Savoie, 18

Mary of Burgundy, 165

Matsys, Quentin, 149

Memling, 85, 148, 149

Mercier, Cardinal, Primate of Belgium, 21, 167

Moertens, Thierry, 112

Museum of Decorative Arts, the, Brussels, 76, 149

Mysteries of the Passion, the, 175


Nemours, Duc de, 202

Nieuwerck, Ypres, 70, 73, 77

Notre Dame, the church of, Courtrai, 121


Opdebeek, Antoine, 194

Oudenaarde, church of St. Walburga, 165
"  Hôtel de Ville, 164
"  Town Hall, 17, 165


Philip of Alsace, 119
"  of Savoie, 18
"  the Second of Spain, 85, 101

Place de la Boucherie, 25


Quesnoy, Jerome due, 24


Redel, August Casimir, 193

Rembrandt, 141

Rubens, 113, 141, 173, 190

Ruskin, 28, 42


St. Martin's, cathedral of, Ypres, 73, 77, 78, 79
"        church of, Alost, 113, 114
"        church of, Dixmude, 55, 56, 57, 60

St. Mary Bells, in Antwerp cathedral, 44

St. Nicholas, church of, Furnes, 99, 171

St. Peter, church of, Louvain, 147, 152

St. Pierre, tower of, Ypres, 80

St. Rombauld, Malines, chimes of, 19, 22
"          "    spire of, 17
"          "    tower of, 26–37, 44

St. Walburga, church of, Oudenaarde, 165, 174–176

St. Winoc, the abbey of, Bergues, 95

Sainte Begga, 23, 121

Salvator Bell, the, 20, 48

Scheldt, the river, 133, 204, 205

Smeyers, Egide Joseph, 192
"    Gilles, 192
"    Jacques, 192

Snellinck, Jean, 188

Speytorre, the, Courtrai, 119

Stevens, Pierre, 189


Taillebert, d'Urbain, 79

Thierry d'Alsace, 65, 85

Toeput, Louis, 188

Tournai, Town Hall, 52

Tower of the Templars, the, Nieuport, 99, 101

Town Hall of Brussels, 17
"    "  of Courtrai, 129
"    "  of Dixmude, 56
"    "  of Louvain, 17
"    "  of Oudenaarde, 17
"    "  of Tournai, 52

Trabukier, Guillaume, 184


Untenhoven, Martin, 78


Van Aken, Sebastian, 193

Van Artevelde, family of, 36
"      "      Philip, 66, 86

Van Avont, Pierre, 189
"    "    Rombaut, 189

Van Battele, Baudouin, 183
"    "    Gautier, 183
"    "    Jean, 183
"    "    Jean le Jeune, 183

Van den Gheyn, family of, 20, 33, 42, 44, 45, 158
"  "    "    Mathias, 147
"  "    "    Peter, 48

Van Dyck, 133

Van Eyck, Jean, 79

Van Halter, Catherine, 24

Van Ophem, Jean, 186

Van Orley, Bernard, 184

Van Orshagen, Jean, 183

Van Steynemolen, Zacherie, 184

Van Thieleu, Jean Philippe, 192

Van Valckenborgh, Luc, 188
"      "        Martin, 189

Van Yleghem, Daniel, 183

Van Yper, Carel, 80

Vauban, 65

Verbeek, François, 186
"    Hans, 186

Vereeke, 65, 70

Verhaegan, P.J., 150, 153

Verhoeven, Jean, 191
"      Martin, 191

Verhulst, Pierre Antoine, 194

Ver Vloet, Jean, 195

Vinckboons, Maur, 184
"      Philip, 189


Waghemans, family of, 20

Waterloo, the Battle of, 206

Willems, Marc, 187

William the First of Holland, 199, 201, 204


Ypres, the Beguinage, 82
the cathedral of, 69, 72
the Cloth Hall, 69, 73, 74, 75, 78, 80, 81
the Hôtel de Ville, 73

Yser, the river, 55, 62


Zeelstman, 19