The Royal Historical Commission was founded by royal decree on 22nd July 1834. As outlined in the regulations of its organisational structure established on 1st April 1976, "its task is to research, identify, edit and analyse written sources which are of interest to the history of Belgium, and to publish critical studies relating to these sources, as well as to provide working tools for historians.".

Every year since 1845, the Commission has published a Bulletin which contains scientific contributions it has selected. The Commission "is authorised to publish elsewhere and, in any form deemed appropriate, scientific articles which cannot be included in the report". It has thus created several series which reflect its publishing policies.
Details of the contents of each series, a summary of the most recent reports and subscription procedures are outlined in the list of publications.

New publications

C23

Ginette KURGAN-VAN HENTENRYK,
Max-Léo Gérard, Souvenirs pour mes enfants, Bruxelles, Commission royale d’Histoire, 2012, xxxi-203 p. (ISBN 978-2-87044-008-7)
22 €
Summary

C22

Jonas BRAEKEVELT,
Pieter Bladelin, de Rijselse Rekenkamer en de stichting van Middelburg-in-Vlaanderen (ca. 1444-1472): de ambities van een opgeklommen hofambtenaar versus de bescherming van het vorstelijke domein, Brussel, Koninklijke Commissie voor Geschiedenis, 2012, CXLV-311 p. (reeks groot in-8°,  C22). ISBN 978-2-87044-007-0
32 €
Summary

C21

Daniël VANACKER,
Un mitrailleur à l’Yser. La correspondance de guerre de Jean Pecher 1914-1918, Bruxelles, Commission royale d’Histoire, 2012, V-452 p. (série grand in-8°, C21). ISBN 978-2-87044-009-4
32 €
Summary

C20

Marie-Rose THIELEMANS,
Émile Galet, Conseiller militaire du roi, Journal de campagne 26 octobre 1914 – 11 novembre 1918. Le commandement de l’armée belge et la question de la paix, Bruxelles, Commission royale d’Histoire, 2012, xxi-555 p. (ISBN 978-2-87044-010-0)
34 €
Summary

 

Bulletin de la Commission royale d’Histoire, 178, 2012

  • Mark Clarke, Recovery of effaced mediaeval recipes for painters and illuminators from Brussels Poyal Library MS 10512 (circa 1200) (p. 5-21). - Summary

  • Thérèse De Hemptinne & Valéria Van Camp, Gens, maisnie, ou hôtel ? Le personnel à gages à la cour de Guillaume I/III de Hainaut et Hollande/Zélande et de son épouse Jeanne de Valois (1304-1337) (p. 23-64). - Summary

  • Frederik Buylaert, Sociale hiërarchisering en informatiebeheer tussen vorst en kasselrij. De productie van “adelslijsten” in het graafschap Vlaanderen (14e - 16e eeuw) (p. 65-128). - Summary

  • Bram Vannieuwenhuyze, Twee 14de-eeuwse cautsiderekeningen van Brussel (p. 129-174). Joseph DROOGHAAG, Visitation en Limbourg et Outre-Meuse: l’état des forteresses ducales en 1406 (p. 175-219). - Summary

  • Joseph Drooghaag, Visitation en Limbourg et Outre-Meuse: l’état des forteresses ducales en 1406. - Summary

C19

Wolfgang Cortjaens
Amis gothiques - Der Briefwechsel von August Reichensperger und Jean-Baptiste Bethune, 1858-1891, Brussel, 2011, xxii-239 p.
42 €
Summary