Although I have since fallen into the German bohemian style of book storage which involves rooms lined with teetering piles of cracked, used paperbacks upon which half-empty beer bottles have been haphazardly stacked, I used to have a love affair with book cases, and this break-apart Platzhalter delights me. I believe that secret compartment in back is where I would store the books I don’t like guests discovering: my disturbingly water damaged copies of Naked Came The Stranger and My Secret Life always raise more questions than their prominent display is worth.
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Compartment: I don’t think that word means what you think it means.
@4 better reference? TARDIS?
Pretty useless if you have more than one bookshelf in a row.
TJ S, you’re right. The only secret thing here is the compartment itself. Once filled with books, it’s presence becomes known to everyone.
Secret compartment….. PSYCHE!
Awww.. Here you go:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0oq9ov7hZEU
unless the secret compartment is like Marry Poppins’ handbag (can’t think of a better reference)
fold the bookcase back up, and the book disappear into nothingness until you reach into the magic bookcase to get them back again!
Zoopyfunk, yes, what was once the Kingdom of Bohemia is the Czech Republic today, but under various Kings and Emperors (Roman Empire) there have been heavy mutual influences, migrations, etc.
), even if John’s meaning of this word escapes me.
As such, I believe it’s totally legit to speak of “german-bohemian-style” (which could almost amount to a synonym for “bavarian”, and that’s me!
I hate to burst your bubble, but from the original post, it doesn’t look like there’s a secret compartment.
It just splits at the top to give more shelf space (guessing the shelves telescope out?).
Or am I missing something through translation?
Just an FYI…Bohemia is in the Czech Republic.
Btw:
I don’t know about the Bohemians of old, but I’m German and I use normal bookshelves. In fact, I’d say I’m stereotypically German since my bookshelf is the IKEA “Billy” Model.