The history of the Romany, often referred to as Gypsies, is a story of migration, resilience, and cultural preservation. Originating in northern India around 1,000 years ago, the Romany people gradually migrated westward, reaching Europe by the 14th century. Along the way, they developed a distinct language, Romani, and maintained rich traditions in music, craftsmanship, and oral storytelling. Despite their contributions to European culture, Romany communities have historically faced discrimination, persecution, and forced assimilation, particularly during the Holocaust, when thousands were killed. Over centuries, they adapted to diverse regions while preserving a strong sense of identity, often living in nomadic or semi-nomadic patterns. Today, the Romany continue to navigate challenges of marginalization, yet their cultural heritage—including music, dance, and artisanal skills—remains influential and celebrated across the world.
All of the book titles that are included in this DVD are listed as follows:
A Gypsy bibliography - Gypsy Lore Society (1909)
A Historical Survey of the Customs, Habits, & Present State of the Gypsies - J. Hoyland (1816)
A history of the Gipsies with specimens of the Gipsy language - W. Simson (1866)
A new dictionary of the terms ancient and modern of the canting crew, in its several tribes, of Gypsies, beggers, thieves, cheats, etc. - B. E. Gent (1899)
Accounts of the Gypsies of India - D. MacRitchie (1886)
Adventure, being a gipsy - R. Forbes (1921)
American gypsies - A. T. Sinclair (1917)
An American-Romani Vocabulary - A. T. Sinclair (1915)
An apology for the life of Mr. Bampfylde- Moore Carew, commonly call'd the King of beggars - R. Goadby (1765)
Dissertation on the Gipsies, being an historical enquiry, concerning the manner of life, family conomy, customs and conditions of these people in Europe, and their origin - H. Grellmann (1787)
El Citamismo, historia, costumbres y dialecto de los Citanos - F de. Sales Mayo (1870)
English-Gipsy songs. In Rommany, with metrical English translations - C. G. Leland (1875)
English-Gypsy vocabulary - index to the principal words and roots in the Gypsy-English vocabulary and its roots - B. C. Smart (1912)
Exploits and anecdotes of the Scottish gypsies, with traits of their origin, character, and manners - W. Chambers (1886)
Ghitza and other romances of Gypsy blood - K. Bercovici (1921)
Gipsy life being an account of our gipsies and their children - G. Smith (1880)
Grammaire, dialogues et vocabulaire de la langue des Bohémiens ou Cigains - J. A. Vaillant (1868)
Gypsy folk-tales - F. H. Groome (1899)
Gypsy lore - R. A. S. Macfie (1908)
Gypsy sorcery and fortune telling, illustrated by numerous incantations, specimens of medical magic, anecdotes, and tales - C. G. Leland (1891)
Gypsy verses - H. H. Whitney (1907)
Historia y costumbres de los gitanos - F. M. Pabano (1915)
In Gipsy tents - F. H. Groome (1880)
Journal of the Gypsy Lore Society Vol. 1 - Gypsy Lore Society (1888)
Journal of the Gypsy Lore Society Vol. 2 - Gypsy Lore Society (1889)
Journal of the Gypsy Lore Society Vol. 3 - Gypsy Lore Society (1890)
Journal of the Gypsy Lore Society Vol. 5 - Gypsy Lore Society (1891)
Journal of the Gypsy Lore Society Vol. 6 - Gypsy Lore Society (1892)
Journal of the Gypsy Lore Society Vol. 9 - Gypsy Lore Society (1893)
Madame Zadkiel's Fortune teller and mirror of fate - J. Haney (1884)
Mémoire sur les migrations des Tsiganes à travers l'Asie - M. J. de Goeje (1903)
Mother Shipton's Gipsy fortune teller and dream book - A. Wehman (1890)
Nights and days on the gypsy trail - through Andalusia and on other Mediterranean shores - I. Brown (1922)
On the origin of the gypsies - J. Crawfurd (1863)
Our gipsies in city, tent, and van, containing an account of their origin and strange life, fortune-telling practices, etc. - V. S. Morwood (1885)
Parallel miracles; or, The Jews and the gypsies - S. Roberts (1830)
Romani and Dard - G. F. Black (1916)
Romano lavo-lil - word-book of the Romany; or, English Gypsy language. With specimens of Gypsy poetry - G. H. Borrow (1907)
Romany life, experienced and observed during many years of friendly intercourse with the Gypsies - F. Cuttriss (1915)
Scottish Gypsies under the Stewarts - D. Macritchie (1894)
Telling fortunes by cards; a symposium of the several ancient and modern methods as practiced by Arab seers and sibyls and the Romany Gypsies - C. B. Case (1916)
Tent life with English Gipsies in Norway - H. Smith (1873)
The Bible in Spain, and the Gypsies of Spain - G. H. Borrow (1851)
The dialect of the English gypsies - B. C. Smart (1875)
The English Gipsies and their language - C. G. Leland (1893)
The English universities and John Bunyan and the Encyclopædia britannica and the gipsies - J. Simson (1880)
The Gipsies' advocate; or observations on the origin, character, manners, and habits, of the English Gipsies - J. Crabb (1832)
The gipsy king, and other poems - R. Howitt (1840)
The gypsies - C. G. Leland (1888)
The gypsies of the Danes' dike. A story of hedge-side life in England, in the year 1855 - G. S. Phillips (1864)
The gypsy's parson, his experiences and adventures - G. Hall (1912)
The Jew; The gypsy and El Islam - R. F. Burton (1898)
The land beyond the forest - facts, figures and fancies from Transylvania - E. Gerard (1888)
The Romanitshels' Didakais' and folk-lore gazette, reflecting also the opinions of tinkers, travellers, gawjos, show-folki and posh-rats (1912)
The social emancipation of the Gipsies - J. Simson (1884)
The tinkler-gypsies - A. McCormick (1907)
The Zincali or, an account of the Gypsies of Spain - with an original collection of their songs and poetry, and a copious dictionary of their language Vol. 1 - G. H. Borrow (1843)
The Zincali or, an account of the Gypsies of Spain - with an original collection of their songs and poetry, and a copious dictionary of their language Vol. 2 - G. H. Borrow (1843)
The Zincali, an account of the Gypsies of Spain - G. H. Borrow (1907)
Through Romany songland - L. A. Smith (1889)
With gypsies in Bulgaria - Andreas (1916)