Bruges and West Flanders

University Of California Libraries, George W. T. (George William Thomson) Omond, Amedée Forestier

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.r"r\'.-lUGES-8! rL9,^)•LANDERSPAINTED-BYAFORESTIERDESCRIBEDBYGWTOMOND,ClXcd ¿LC'il'-i-ndio(/^/fe/x;:ikWEST FLANDERSBRUCES ANDAGBNTS IN AMKRICATHE MACMILLAN COMPANYAvBNUE, Nkw York64 & 6tí FiFTHCOUNTRY ÜIRLA FLEMISHBRUCES AND WEST•FLANDERS PAINTEDBY AMEDEE FORESTIERDESCRIBED BY G. W. T.•OMOND PUBLISHED BY•A. C. BLACK SOHO^• •SQUARE LONDON W.Published January 1906.STACKANNEXDH'¿DiPrefaceThere is no part of Europe more wanting in what'is known as scenery ' than í'landers ; and thosewho journey there must spend most of their time inthe oíd towns which are still so strangely medianalin their aspect, or in country places which are worthseeing only becanse of their connection with someevent in history—Nature has done so little for them.Thus the interest and the attraction of Flandersand the Flemish towns are chietiy historical. Butimpossible compressit would be to the history oíBruges,such places as Ypres, Furnes, or Nieuportwithin the limits of a few pages, except at the costof loading them with a mass of dry facts. Accord-ingly the plan adopted in preparing the letterpresswhich accompanies Mr. Forestier's drawings hasbeen to select a few leading incidents, and givethese at some length.The Flemish School of Painting and ArchitecturePREFACEviwell íind frequently described that ithas beeii sobeen mere aíFectation to make morewould haveallusions to tliat topic.than a few passinghowever, been devoted to anspace has ...

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• Publié par: onko
• Nombre de lectures: 29
• Langue: Español
• Poids de l'ouvrage: 11 Mo

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