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ANTHOLOGY
Flandrica.be presents masterworks, like illuminated manuscripts and major literary works, as well as everyday titles like cookbooks, songbooks, catechisms, lecture notes, etc. A selection from our digital library:
A selection of recognised Flemish masterpieces in our heritage libraries
The Lamb of God (Ghent Altarpiece) by Van Eyck, Bruegel’s Dull Gret (Mad Meg), and Rubens’s Descent from the Cross: these are undisputed masterpieces of painting. Although not as well-known, some...
Flemings around the world
A taste for adventure; scientific curiosity; political unrest; fortuitous events; coercion; religious belief. Whatever the reason may be, some of us are driven to explore and go beyond our boundaries, both personally and geographically. In Flandrica.be we...
The environment in which we live is constantly changing, largely due to human activities but also because of disasters, natural evolutions and the passage of time. Old images often reveal a vanished reality. Many of these visual treasures are preserved...
‘Paper is patient’, goes the Dutch saying. According to the Van Dale Dutch dictionary, it means that you ‘can write down even the most flagrant lies and the greatest idiocies and absurdities’. In this guided tour we shall be giving...
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