Fabulous locking mechanisms from the Republic of Ragusa (also known as the Republic of Dubrovnik) at the Cabinet of Wonders. The republic, located in what is now southern Croatia, was at its height in the 15th-16th centuries.
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Ok, so does that mean the goblins at Gringott's had to study in Ragusa? Could that have been part of the reason for the Goblin Wars?
Posted by: Tracey | May 29, 2008 at 11:22 AM