Abstract
The edicts issued inRomebetween the fifteenth and the eighteenth centuriesare the earliest legislation conceived for the preservation and supervision ofheritage in Europe.Not only did such regulations aimto protect monuments, antiquities,and -at alaterstage- paintings from the risks of damage and deterioration, but also established a legal framework against their illegal exportation and excavation. In this study thegradualdevelopment ofthis vastcorpusof legislation is considered within the variations of artistic scholarship, legal knowledge, artistic taste,and the art market in Europebetween1400s and 1700s.The mutual implications ofjuridicalconstructsand practices of supervisionareevaluated together with interdisciplinaryfactors -such as therise of collections and museums -to shed light on thedevelopment of the conceptsof 'heritageprotection'inearly modernRome. Specific analysiswillalsoinvolvethe gradual expansion of the definition of 'antiquity' and 'artefact' inpapallegislation, as well as the establishment ofinnovativeinstruments toprevent and circumvent misdemeanours. One final considerationisgiven to the launch of localprocedures of heritage protectionin otherstatesin Europe.Considering the cultural and historical backgrounds of each individualplace, this study will demonstrate thatthe idea ofsafeguardingwhat was thought of as'collective heritage'emerged consistently ineighteenth-century Europefollowingthe paradigmsof the papaledicts.
Highlights
There can be no effective safeguard of historic and artistic heritage without the recognition of what it is that needs to be protected – and which methods are suitable for its achievement1
The edicts issued in Rome between the fifteenth and the eighteenth centuries are the earliest legislation conceived for the preservation and supervision of heritage in Europe
Specific analysis will involve the gradual expansion of the definition of ‘antiquity’ and ‘artefact’ in papal legislation, as well as the establishment of innovative instruments to prevent and circumvent misdemeanours
Summary
1. Madalena Costa Lima , Universidade de Lisboa, Lisboa, Portugal Universidade de Lisboa, Lisboa, Portugal. Keywords Heritage protection, heritage legislation, early modern centuries, Rome, art market, excavations, export, antiquity. Author roles: Mannoni C: Conceptualization, Data Curation, Investigation, Methodology, Writing – Original Draft Preparation. Legislation on the safeguard of monuments and artworks issued in 15th- to 18th-century Europe – [LawLove]). How to cite this article: Mannoni C.
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