Pages: 246
ISBN: 9789464261325
Pub Date: 24 Nov 2022
Imprint: Sidestone Press
Illustrations: 4fc / 13 bw
Pages: 246
ISBN: 9789464261318
Pub Date: 24 Nov 2022
Imprint: Sidestone Press
Illustrations: 4fc / 13 bw
Description:
In the early modern centuries, several European states issued pioneering regulations to protect what they thought of as “heritage” – that is, antiquities, monuments, and paintings considered important for their country’s splendour. These early protocols have had a substantial impact on the development of legal and aesthetic approaches to heritage protection in recent times.In this volume, legislation is explored from both a legal and art-historical perspective in order to understand how cultural, political, and social factors influenced the introduction of the first systems for safeguarding “precious artefacts” in early modern Europe.