xvi, 383 pp. Blue cloth boards with gilt decor and titles. Includes black-and-white illustrations. Includes: In the Days Before Brussels was Built; The Norsemen and Louvain; The House of Long Col; The Making of the Duchy of Brabant; The Rise of Brussels and Louvain; The Serfs of St. Peter; The Greater and the Lesser Folk; The Coelveren and the Blankarden; Peter Coutherele; The Peace of 1383; Reform versus Revolution; Everard T'Serclaes; Liberty at Last; The Trials of Jacqueline; Buildings and Builders; Buildings and Builders (continued); Pictures and Painters; Conclusion; Index.