Iron and steel construction workshops in 19th and early 20th century Belgium: retrieving their oeuvre via trade catalogues Vrije Universiteit Brussel
In the 19th century iron and steel were worldwide applied to construct halls, markets, stations and bridges. Belgium, being an early industrialised country on the European mainland, was famous for its iron and steel construction workshops and the export of iron and steel structures. Yet, the majority of the early Belgian construction workshops is hardly studied. As company archives of Belgian construction workshops are seldom preserved, we ...