The Maltese Islands And The Sea
The one inescapable fact of living on an island is that islanders are surrounded by sea. Over ninety percent of all goods that the Maltese consume on a daily basis have, at some point or other, travelled across some stretch of sea or other. This volume is divided in two sections. Four historical essays in Part I cover the maritime history of the Maltese Islands from the ancient period to the British era. Although set in chronological order, these essays may be read individually or in sequence. Part II of the volume is dedicated to maritime heritage. Essays contained in this section cover different aspects of Malta’s maritime tradition – some hardly-known as well others which are presently considered as popular tradition. All chapters in this section provide extremely valuable contributions to the maritime cultural heritage of Malta and Gozo. This section of the book is also very well illustrated.
Contents – Timmy Gambin: The Maltese Islands and the Sea in Antiquity; Mark Aloisio: Maritime activity between Malta, Sicily and North Africa in the Late Middle Ages; Frank Theuma: Motley lots on liminal islands of an Order; Carmel Vassallo: Riding the crest of the wave: An overview of the maritime history of Malta in the nineteenth and twentieth centuries; Albert Ganado: The charting of Maltese waters; Timmy Gambin: Ship graffiti on Maltese churches: A photographic essay of sacred maritime iconography; Charles Pulè: Maltese traditional wooden boats; Stanley Farrugia Randon: A history of the fishing industry in Malta; Stanley Farrugia Randon: Evolution of fishing methods; Guido Lanfranco: Some folkloristic aspects of the sea
By: Timmy Gambinn
Format: Paperback
No of pages: 240
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