. The spell of Flanders; an outline of the history, legends and art of Belgium's famous northern provinces, being the story of a twentieth century pilgrimage in a sixteenth century land just before the outbreak of the great war . ather indistinct. The upper part of the monumental chimneyis of oak and occupies almost the entire side ofthe room. In the centre stands Charles V, rep-resented as a Count of Flanders, nearly life sizeand finely carved. At his right are statues ofMaximilian and Marie of Burgundy, and at theleft Ferdinand of Aragon and Isabella of Cas-tile— these being the Emperors anc
. The spell of Flanders; an outline of the history, legends and art of Belgium's famous northern provinces, being the story of a twentieth century pilgrimage in a sixteenth century land just before the outbreak of the great war . ather indistinct. The upper part of the monumental chimneyis of oak and occupies almost the entire side ofthe room. In the centre stands Charles V, rep-resented as a Count of Flanders, nearly life sizeand finely carved. At his right are statues ofMaximilian and Marie of Burgundy, and at theleft Ferdinand of Aragon and Isabella of Cas-tile— these being the Emperors ancestors onhis fathers and mothers sides the throne behind the Emperor are the bustsof Philip the Handsome and Joanna of Spain,his father and mother, and below these are theportraits in small medallions of Charles deLannoy, who won the victory of Pavia whereFrancis I, the King of France, was captured,and Margaret of Austria, who negotiated thetreaty. As the last mentioned portrait is al-most invisible in the shadow of the Emperor ithardly seems as though the chimney-piece doesjustice to the loyal and talented woman whososuccessful diplomacy the entire work is in-tended to commemorate. As an example of six-. THE BELFKV, BRUGES. The Venice of the North 63 teenth-century wood-carving, however, and asa most important historical monument, thischimney-piece is by no means the least inter-esting of the many things to be seen at Bruges. Unlike most tourists, the Professor seemedto be in no hurry to inspect the famous Belfry,although we had passed it a score of times dur-ing our stay. Facing the Grrande Place, andtowering three hundred and fifty-three feet intothe air, it could not be overlooked, while its loudchimes — which rang every quarter of an hour,and can be heard for many blocks around —insured that it could not be forgotten. More-over, we more than once took our eveningmeal at a little restaurant just across the Placefrom it and saw its graceful octagonal pa
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