Image: Venetian Patent Statute 1474

Description: This is the first modern patent statute, issued by the Senate of Venice and held in the Archivio di Stato (ASV, Senato Terra, reg. 7, c. 32r).
Title: Venetian Patent Statute 1474
Credit: www.archiviodistatovenezia.it/divenire/imagefullscreen.htm?fs=1&imgIndex=1&idUa=22413&first=0&last=398
Author: Senate of Venice
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