A new Translation from the Complete Dutch Original Text accompanied by remarks, annotations, bibliography, colour photographs and addendums, in one of the Masterpieces in Western Historiography. The author, one of the foundation layers of 20th century cultural studoes, brings in this book a colourful portrait of Day-to-Day life, Intellectual and Spiritual life, Literature and Art in Northern France and the Low Countries in the 14-15 centuries, while basing his work on several sources of the period. This book, originally published in 1919, has influenced generations of readers and researches and remains relevant today.