The prestigious works that Fonds Mercator has dedicated to the city of Bruges and its glorious past are rightly appreciated and admired by bibliophiles, academics, and historians alike. Appropriately enough, Bruges has always been a creative centre for the production and distribution of fine books, from the illuminated manuscript of the Middle Ages to the incunabulum and ultimately the modern printed book.
The need was felt for a third publication to complement the two major works – ‘Bruges, Mille ans d’Art’…





