tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3137995022574691057.post5929308741146142075..comments2023-08-26T14:31:44.845+01:00Comments on Charles Lambert: A wheel within a wheelCharles Lamberthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18074227813367594283noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3137995022574691057.post-17147949326520400002009-03-11T15:41:00.000+01:002009-03-11T15:41:00.000+01:00Thank you so much for providing this information. ...Thank you so much for providing this information. It certainly makes sense that the wheel should have been used for objects as well as verbal communication. I'll take a look at the one you mention next time I'm in Naples - soon, I hope. And I'm looking forward to reading your blog as well. The photo of the ark is extraordinary!Charles Lamberthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18074227813367594283noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3137995022574691057.post-7779297998029931902009-03-11T15:19:00.000+01:002009-03-11T15:19:00.000+01:00hello Charles ─ the wheel was also used to pass go...hello Charles ─ the wheel was also used to pass goods such as groceries, presents for or from the nuns' relatives, or products from the nuns themselves (their needleworks and pastry were extremely popular among the well-to-do families of the city). occasionally, the wheel was also used as a receptacle to abandon babies born out of wedlock, as in many other convents in Italy; one of such wheels is still in place and visible today at the Casa dell'Annunziata, also in Naples (via Annunziata 34).Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com