Cultural Barriers to the Success of Foreign Media Content: Western Media in China, India, and Japan

Description

In the early modern centuries, several European states issued pioneering regulations to protect what they thought of as ※heritage§ 每 that is, antiquities, monuments, and paintings considered important for their country＊s splendor. These early protocols have had a substantial impact on the development of legal and aesthetic approaches to heritage protection in recent times.
In this volume, legislation is explored from both a legal and art-historical perspective in order to understand how cultural, political, and social factors influenced the introduction of the first systems for safeguarding ※precious artifacts§ in early modern Europe. By comparing concepts and practices developed in different states, the narrative tracks down the origins of legislation for heritage protection, shedding light on the gradual development of new definitions of ※antiquity§, ※artwork§, and ※monument§ in the laws issued between the 1400s and 1700s.
In the second part, the transcriptions of these regulations are presented together with their English translations: the original texts were in early modern Italian, Spanish, Swedish, Portuguese, Danish, Dutch, German, and Latin. Such a systematic apparatus offers a robust research instrument to scholars and academics worldwide, also constituting a fascinating read for broader audiences interested in the history of heritage protection.
1. Introduction
2. Translators＊ Notes
– The Old Italian States
– The Other States and Counties in Europe
– Editorial Addendum
Part One: Art and Law. The Origins of Concepts and Procedures
3. A Comparative History of Concepts and Procedures
– Defining ※Heritage§ in Early-Modern Law
– Fortune of a Paradigm
Part Two: Laws and Edicts in Early-modern European States
4. The Papal States
5. The Grand Duchy of Tuscany
6. The Kingdom of Denmark
7. The Kingdom of Sweden
8. The Kingdom of Portugal
9. The Province of Drenthe
10. The Duchy of Milan
11. The Kingdom of Spain
12. The Kingdom of Naples
13. The Republic of Venice
14. The Margraviate of Ansbach-Bayreuth
15. The Landgraviate of Hesse-Kassel
16. The Prussian States
Appendix: Chronology of Laws and Provisions
Bibliography