- Trier
Treasuries may not normally have anything to do with fishing. But the Trier Treasury is a big exception. For its extensive array of centuries-old manuscripts includes the only copy of a world-famous fish calendar. It lists 27 species of fish, and also provides information on which varieties can be caught and eaten during which season. As such, it not only helped the Cistercian monks at Himmerod Abbey ensure they always had enough salmon, pike and carp at the dinner table; it also continues to help the City Library present a very special highlight in hits modern, attractively lit premises.
By the way: Anyone wanting to also revel in magical three-dimensional gold and colour should be sure to check out the two mighty globes of Venetian theologian and cosmographer Vincenzo Coronelli, illustrating the earth and the firmament. The latter even shows Halley’s Comet, which only comes into the earth’s vision every 76 years. Thanks to Coronelli, we can now see it all the time. And thanks to the Treasury, we also have access to all the other precious items which would otherwise have disappeared into the locked warehouse.
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