View of Trier from Thesaurus philopoliticus (1625) by Daniel Meisner, copperplate print by Eberhard Kieser. The image shows a view of Trier, in the foreground an antique column with a pair of scales and symbols around the Latin word "liber": scales (libra), in the left scalepan books (libri), in the right one children (liberi), on top a hat, since ancient times a symbol of liberty (liber = free), two married couples, left and right, pointing at the column, Saint Peter, patron of the city, in heraldic shield.
This is the English translation of the Picture of the day description page from 8 March 2020.
View of Trier from Thesaurus philopoliticus (1625) by Daniel Meisner, copperplate print by Eberhard Kieser.
The image shows a view of Trier, in the foreground an antique column with a pair of scales and symbols around the Latin word "liber": scales (libra), in the left scalepan books (libri), in the right one children (liberi), on top a hat, since ancient times a symbol of liberty (liber = free), two married couples, left and right, pointing at the column, Saint Peter, patron of the city, in heraldic shield.
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