‘Puisé Aux Meilleures Sources’: Textual and Visual Strategies of Mid‐19th‐Century Architectural Historiography in Belgium

The Belgian architectural world of the 19th century has been considered a fascinating though little studied crossroads of influences. The same could be said of the architectural historiography of Belgium, which only established its independence from its powerful neighbours in 1830. Two of its canonical architectural historical publications, the Histoire de l’architecture en Belgique by A.G.B. Schayes (1808–59) and the Histoire de l’influence italienne sur l’architecture dans les Pays-Bas by Auguste Schoy (1838–85), represent two different ways of dealing with textual and visual material. This... Mehr ...