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Vanished towers and chimes of Flanders

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The author offers a vividly described tour through the towns of Flanders, recording surviving and ruined civic towers, belfries, and the region's famous carillons. Chapter-by-chapter sketches combine architectural description, notes on bell-founding and chime mechanisms, historical anecdotes, and profiles of local artisans and artists. Interwoven are social observations about Flemish customs, language struggles, and daily life as seen during the author's residence. Illustrations and detailed captions accompany the text to show façades, spires, and bell installations. The work balances antiquarian interest with personal impressions to create a practical guide to the region's built and musical heritage.

FOOTNOTES:

[1] Those who are interested in the subject are referred to C. Lemonnier's "Histoire des Beaux Arts en Belgique" (Brussels, 1881), E. Hessling's "La Sculpture Belge Contemporaire" (Berlin, 1903), Destree's "Renaissance of Sculpture in Belgium," Crowe and Cavalcaselle's "Early Flemish Painters" (1857).

[2] This passion play is described in detail in "Some Old Flemish Towns." (Same author. Moffat, Yard & Co., New York, 1911.)

[3] See "Some Old Flemish Towns."

[4] The list is drawn in part from the "Histoire de la Peinture et de la Sculpture à Malines," par Emmanuel Neefs—Gand, Van der Heeghen, 1876, translated from the manuscripts composed in Latin by the painter Egide Joseph Smeyers, Malines, 1774.

[5] The author refers the reader to "The Constitution of Belgium," J.M. Vincent, Phila., 1898; "Belgium and the Belgians," C. Scudamore, London, 1904; "History of Belgium," D.C. Boulger, London, 1900; "The Story of Belgium," C. Smythe, London, 1902.