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Treasures Of Malta Christmas 2007 No 40 Vol XIV No 1
ARTICLES
Doodles – Breaking the Bullarum Code
Giovanni Bonello describes humorously and perceptively several doodles he came across in his study of the Order of St John’s Libri Bullarum in the National Library of Malta
From the Albert Ganado Collection
The Royal Malta Fencible Regiments
Maurice Micallef Eynaud
Schellinx’ Castrum Maris
In this, the first pull-out designs of Maltese fortifications, Dr Stephen C Spiteri, the leading authority in the field, suggests what Fort St Angelo, formerly known as the Castrum Maris, looked like before the various changes made to it by the Order of St John
A Casa del Fascio for Malta
Conrad Thake looks at a project, never carried out, to build a ‘Casa del Fascio’ outside the gates of Valletta, putting it in its historical and architectural context
Palazzo Falson Historic House Museum
The Supper at Emmaus in the style of Bernardo Strozzi (1581-1644)
Sandro Debono discusses an enigmatic painting from the national collection that has been temporarily on exhibit at the National Museum of Fine Arts, Valletta
From ‘A Series of Views of Malta’
From Private Collections
Musings on Maltese Nationality: A treasure of the edge but not peripheral
Nicholas de Piro gives a witty and very individual viewpoint of who the people of these islands are
From Private Collections
A wartime watercolour of the Royal Opera House by Giuseppe Arcidiacono
Dennis Vella writes on a new work acquired by the National Museum of Fine Arts, Valletta, and provides a brief introduction to the artist Giuseppe Arcidiacono
Furniture in Palazzo Falson: An appreciation of some selected pieces
Joe Galea-Naudi and Denise Micallef discuss the more interesting items of furniture on display at Palazzo Falson, Mdina
Heritage Malta Exhibitions
Rare Maltese Coins
Comm Joseph Sammut M.O.M.,K.M. commemorates the end of Malta’s millennial history as an issuer of its own coinage by listing some very rare coins issued in Malta by the Order of St John
An eighteenth century ‘Baroque natural trumpet’ in the Palace Armoury Collection
The Armoury housed in the Presidential Palace, Valletta, includes in its collections a rare 18th century ‘natural’ trumpet on which Michael Stroud and Antonio Espinosa Rodriguez give historical comment
Postage Stamps
The Conservation of Valuable Objects: Caring for Silver at Home
The first in a series of articles about the conservation of different types of objects, this article contains very useful, practical hints about the conservation of silver in the home
Cultural Calendar
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