The first patent law ever was Venetian, issued by the Pregadi (Senate) on March 19th, 1474.
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.
“Avogadori del Comun” from the Lessico Veneto (1851) by Fabio Mutinelli, translated by René Seindal.
“Avogadòr” from the Dizionario del Dialetto Veneziano by Giuseppe Boerio.
“Avogaria di Comun” from the L’Archivio di Stato di Venezia: indice generale, storico, descrittivo ed analitico (1937) by Andrea da Mosto
“Quarantia” from the Dizionario del Dialetto Veneziano by Giuseppe Boerio.
“Quarantia” from the Lessico Veneto (1851) by Fabio Mutinelli, translated by René Seindal.
“Consegio de Diese” from the Dizionario del Dialetto Veneziano by Giuseppe Boerio.
“Consiglio dei Dieci” from the Lessico Veneto (1851) by Fabio Mutinelli, translated by René Seindal.
The Dizionario del Dialetto Veneziano by Giuseppe Boerio from 1829 is the essential dictionary of the late Venetian language for anybody trying to read old Venetian texts.