Louis Hymans - Bruxelles à travers les âges - 1882

Fascinating illustrated set in three volumes of this vast historical and documentary panorama devoted to the evolution of the Belgian capital, from its earliest origins to the transformations of the nineteenth century -

Through a meticulous study of its territory, its institutions, its monuments and its inhabitants, the author traces the different stages in the formation of the city, showing how a modest medieval agglomeration gradually became a major political, administrative, commercial and cultural center -

The first volume focuses in particular on the geological and historical origins of Brussels, its urban development, its ancient walls, its gates, the Senne river and the Willebroeck canal, which played an essential role in its economic rise -

The second volume continues this exploration by presenting the civil monuments, public squares, the customs and practices of the population, commercial and industrial activities as well as the transformations of the capital’s districts and surroundings -

The third volume, known under the title Brussels modern, continues this history by studying the consequences of independence, the early railway lines, the development of the city around 1840, the political and social events of the following decades and the transformations that led to the contemporary appearance of the capital -

Louis Hymans - Brussels through the Ages - SD (Circa 1882) - 3 volumes - Bruylant-Christophe et Cie -
466 & 484 pages.

Good condition of bindings, volumes bound in their full publisher’s soft cover, bound under protective cellophane, wear from handling, some minor defects on the covers, creases and tears, speckled edges, smooth spine, the first covers titled in red, beautiful engravings on the boards -

Good interior condition, browned paper, angular damp-stains at the very beginning of volumes I and II, nice vignette on the title-page, volumes enriched with fine engravings in black and in color both within and outside the text including double-page plates and fold-out plates, clean text, good copy -

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