Used in the Civil Courts Building, 10 N. Tucker Boulevard, St.Louis, MO. The line is from the Roman jurist Ulpian: "Juris praecepta sunt haec: honeste vivere, alterum non laedere, suum cuique tribuere", which may be translated as: "Such are the [basic] principles of the Law: live honestly, do not offend others, give to each person what is due" The building was completed in 1929. Click on each photo below to view additional images and information.
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“Suum Cuique Tribuere” (catalogue P-13820) is an antique doorknob recorded in the Public Buildings/Seals category (Category P, Seals) of the Antique Doorknob Collectors of America archive. It dates to c. 1929; the maker has not been identified. The pattern belongs to the Emblematic school of ornament.
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