Provveditori de Comùn
The Provveditori de Comùn (Superintendents of the Commons), instituted in 1256, had a multitude of charges, including overseeing the wool and glass industries, public infrastructure, awarding citizenship and more.
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Nobile in Abito d’Inverno — Nobleman in Winter Attire — Grevembroch 1-52
“Nobile in Abito d’Inverno” (Nobleman in Winter Attire) from the Gli abiti de veneziani (1754) by Giovanni Grevembroch, translated by René Seindal.
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Venetian Patent law — 1474
The first patent law ever was Venetian, issued by the Pregadi (Senate) on March 19th, 1474.
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State institutions of the Republic of Venice
The Republic of Venice changed continuously as conditions inside and outside of it changed, until it gradually found its final form in the 1300s and 1400s.