The Councillor's Plate from 1595 that comes from the original Town Hall seen in the Italian Court in Kutna Hora, Czech Republic. The Renaissance plate shows a Latin sign, instructing the councillors to maintain objectivity while discussing public matters. 'Whoever be the member of the council, coming here to perform your office, lay aside your passions in front of this door: Anger, violence, envy, friendships, flattery. Subdue your troubles for the good of the community. For whatever justice or wrong you deal to others, so shall be dealt to you at the Day of the Judgment.' The author of the or
The Councillor's Plate from 1595 that comes from the original Town Hall seen in the Italian Court in Kutna Hora, Czech Republic. The Renaissance plate shows a Latin sign, instructing the councillors to maintain objectivity while discussing public matters. 'Whoever be the member of the council, coming here to perform your office, lay aside your passions in front of this door: Anger, violence, envy, friendships, flattery. Subdue your troubles for the good of the community. For whatever justice or wrong you deal to others, so shall be dealt to you at the Day of the Judgment.' The author of the original plate was Daniel Tapien, employed as a metal founder in the Italian Court. A copy of the Kutna Hora Plate is also in the UN building in New York, USA.
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