Although the Venetians had a codified statute in the mid-15th century, regarding the quality of clothing and related apparel, one of the most important and, until-then, newly added portions of this statute, was the requirement that anyone who invented a new machine that processes the threads and materials into quality garments more productively or efficiently must disclose their invention to the proper authorities in order to obtain protection from possible infringers and copycats for a given period of time. the "proper authorities" in this case, were the senior members of the Guild.
Thus, the Guilds were powerful quality-control regulators that ensured a consistent product having the quality demanded by consumers. Similar laws were passed in other cities in the city-states of present day Italy besides Venice, such as Genoa and Florence. A visit to the museum and library archives of these cities (along with an ability to read and understand old Italian, of course) might reveal more details about these laws and perhaps their bases or origins.
Nevertheless, the concept of protecting the inventive output of individuals may have been codified sooner than 1474, but no apparent record exists at this time.
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