Topic Description: Art Legislation

"ART LEGISLATION" encompasses the regulation of artistic production and consumption of all kinds, by both civil and ecclesiastical authorities. Relevant subjects include: import and export restrictions; monopolies, taxes and price regulation; guild ordinances; the regulation of political and religious iconography and moral content; the open and implied censorship of the visual arts; the regulation of theaters and public festivities. The full range of SUMPTUARY LAWS is also indexed under "ART LEGISLATION", even when not strictly related to the fine arts.

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