The Providence Athenaeum was "just what I imagine the library at Hogwarts was like." That was what the guy standing next to me said, as I took my panorama picture.
And it sort of was. There was still a card catalog.
Donna started look through it and found that the 397s had books under the heading in the catalog: "Gypsies".
After searching around she found the 300 section and then an interesting book.
It was full of really wonderful line drawings.
*"Gipsy" is the spelling that was used in 19th century England. Kenneth Grahame in "the Wind in the Willows" uses this spelling.
Caravan is the English word for what we in the USA call a trailer. Some other words that have been to describe the same vehicles are "wagon, waggon, van, caravan and living wagon" We describe our trailer as a tiny home on wheels, or as a caravan designed after the 19th century wagons built in Reading, England. Such caravans were primarily built for the English Romani (sometimes spelled Romany or written as Roma) people. The Romani word for a horse drawn living wagon is 'vardo'. This word is sometimes used to describe any trailer with a curved roof.
3 comments:
I was on a walking tour of Providence in August and saw the Athenaeum but unfortunately it was closed that day. Lovely city.
Fantastic!
Lovely pictures of the countryside, and I also like seeing the "Gipsy" Trailers.
Nice trip.
Rhan
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