Database: Secret denunciations
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The Lion’s mouths, or Bocche di Leone in Italian, because most of them featured Saint Mark’s winged lion, were complaint boxes scattered all over the city where citizens could complain about specific issues such as government, taxation, market affairs or public cleanliness. It was also a discreet way to report cases of fraud, corruption and conspiracies, until repeated cases of false allegations led to eliminating the anonymity of the complaints. In any case, the authorities took every complaint seriously and led careful investigations. Convictions could result in incarceration, exile or even death! Though debatable ethically, this was a very efficient way to rule the city. Pronounced social distinctions Marks of social status and social distinctions were important and carefully exposed, especially during social events such as public meetings and religious ceremonies. Inside the churches, different kinds of partitions known as rood screens originally separated the clergy from the lay people and the choir from the nave. With time, these partitions actually came to separate the wealthy from the common people. Made of carved wood, stone or iron, these were finely decorated elements.