Strange survivals : some chapters in the history of man (1892)
Baring-Gould, S. (Sabine), 1834-1924 · London : Methuen & Co. · leaf 50
-GABLE OF FARM-HOUSE INMECKLENBURG. … ON GABLES. 39 gables of wooden houses of modern construction inthe Giant Mountains. They are also found inRussia. Originally, in Germany, Norway, Sweden, Den-mark, and indeed England, all houses were built oftimber, and those whichwere not of circular form,with bee-hive roofs, hadgables.…
Manners and customs · Superstition
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