iron-gratings

Updated: June 10, 2025

Low whitewashed houses, with large windows to the street, protected by the heavy iron-gratings, like cages, that are so familiar to travellers in Southern Europe. Inside the grating are the ladies of the family, outside stand their male acquaintance, and energetic gossiping is going on. The smoky little lamp inside gives us a full view of the interior.

Edward Burnett Tylor - Anahuac : or, Mexico and the Mexicans, Ancient and Modern