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Culture
Romania's Painted Glass Icons: A Transylvanian Folk Art
Reverse painting on glass turned simple panes into radiant religious art. Discover the history, technique and lasting meaning of icoane pe sticlă.
Culture
Ia: the Romanian Embroidered Blouse and the Stories Sewn Into It
The traditional Romanian blouse, the ia, carries regional patterns and centuries of craft. Here is how to read its motifs, and where its tradition shows up today.