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Warfare in Medieval Brabant, 1356-1406
An account of the causes, combatants and course of events in the successive conflicts which troubled the duchy for half a century. The medieval duchy of Brabant was one of the most powerful principalities of the Low Countries. During the second half of the fourteenth century, it underwent a particularly dramatic period in its history: the House of Leuven wason the point of disappearance, the duchy was coveted by Philip the Bold of Burgundy, who was already dreaming of extending the "Burgundian Empire" and, by a network of alliances, Brabant was drawn into the Hundred Years' War. Theauthor reviews the successive conflicts which troubled the duchy between 1356 and 1406; the different authorities which influenced the course of military operations (the duchess and the duke, their officers, and the Estates of Brabant); describes the combatants, in particular the nobility and the urban militias; considers the practical aspects of warfare; and analyses the military obligations and contracts which bound the men at arms to the duke. SERGIO BOFFA is currently researching in the department of Maps and Plans, Bibliotheque Royale de Belgique, Brussels.
A Picturesque Tour Through Holland, Brabant, and Part of France
Six of the 50 engraved plates in the second edition do not have an original watercolor by Ireland in the present volumes. These comprise: the engraved title pages to both volumes; the two engravings after chiaroscuros by Van Dyck (Abbey plate numbers 37 and 38); and the two plates included for the first time in the second edition (Abbey plate numbers 31 and 48).
Geneviève de Brabant
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