Trubar in a printshop . Etching . Saša Šantel , 1942 .
TRUBAR ' S POTICA
The first record of potica , Slovenia ’ s signature cake , dates to Trubar ’ s era . At the time , it was called povitica , meaning a cake made of rolled dough . The expression appears in the 1575 edition of the Catechism and the New Testament of 1577 .
BOOK BARRELS
Printed in Germany , all Trubar ’ s books were shipped to Slovenian readers in wooden barrels . Being waterproof , barrels were used to transport all manner of goods . This was also the best way to conceal the content of shipments and smuggle forbidden Protestant books at a time when Protestants were being persecuted .
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