One of the ABC Islands is Bonaire.
Jean d'Outremeuse or Jean des Preis -LRB- Liege , 1338-1400 -RRB- was a writer and historian who wrote two romanticised historical works and a lapidary .. Liege. Liege. lapidary. lapidary ( text ). La Geste de Liege is an account of the mythical history of his native city , Liege , written partly in prose and partly in verse .. Liege. Liege. It was probably based on an existing text and consists of three books  : book one , in 40,000 lines , book two , in 12,224 lines with prose summaries , book three , has been lost , but a few passages have been found .. Ly Myreur des Histors -LRB- `` The Mirror of Histories '' -RRB- is a more ambitious narrative , purporting to be a history of the world from the flood up to the 14th century .. It combines Vincent de Beauvais 's early works Ogier le Danois and the Geste de Liege into a universal history , from the fall of Troy to 1340 , mixing real and legendary events .. Liege. Liege. Vincent de Beauvais. Vincent de Beauvais. The Liege herald , Louis Abry -LRB- 1643-1720 -RRB- , refers to the lost fourth book of the Myreur des Hystors of Johans des Preis , styled d'Oultremeuse .. Liege. Liege. Louis Abry. Louis Abry. In this `` Jean de Bourgogne , dit a la Barbe '' , is said to have revealed himself on his deathbed to d'Oultremeuse , whom he made his executor , and to have described himself in his will as `` messire Jean de Mandeville , chevalier , comte de Montfort en Angleterre et seigneur de l'isle de Campdi et du chateau Perouse '' .. Jean de Mandeville. John Mandeville. It is added that , having had the misfortune to kill an unnamed count in his own country , he engaged himself to travel through the three parts of the world , arrived at Liege in 1343 , was a great naturalist , profound philosopher and astrologer , and had a remarkable knowledge of physics .. Liege. Liege. philosopher. Philosophy. astrologer. astrologer. And the identification is confirmed by the fact that in the now destroyed church of the Guillemins was a tombstone of Mandeville , with a Latin inscription stating that he was otherwise named `` ad Barbam '' , was a professor of medicine , and died at Liege on November 17 , 1372  : this inscription is quoted as far back as 1462 .. Liege. Liege. Latin. Latin. Tresorier de philosophie naturelle des pierres precieuses -LRB- a lapidary -RRB-. lapidary. lapidary ( text ). This book is a compilation of recipes for making fake gems by coloring glasses by various means .. It is of interest to glassworkers or historians seeking to understand the manufacture of ancient glass or fake gems adorning various pieces of goldsmith 's work .