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Andlau - Saints-Pierre-et-Paul

Andlau - Saints-Pierre-et-Paul
Richardis, wife of Charles III (aka "Charles the Fat") and so "Holy Roman Empress", founded the abbey in Andlau ca 880. Later she lived here (as the abbess). She was known for her piety and so she was canonised, when Pope Leo IX paid a visit to the abbey in 1049.

Another frame of the frieze in Andlau.

This is about the "Guiding Principles of the Honorable Merchant". A peasant is selling a small crop (not a potatoe!!) to a (very well dressed) merchant. The price is depending from the weight - and the scale is owned by the merchant. The devil on the shoulder whispers into the merchant´s ear "cheat him".

A clear warning for all merchants, to be honorable. Actually the overall concept has not changed, see this website covering the same theme in a more lengthy way

www.the-honorable-merchant.com/home/welcome/

As far as I know, the devil used the same words, when he whispered into Bernard Madoff´s ear.
Mr. Madoff was sentenced to 150 years in prison in 2010. Well maybe an investment consultant is not identical to a merchant. Sorry for this off-topic!

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