Download or read book Malta Island of Christian Heroes written by Alfred Scalpello and published by Midsea Books. This book was released on 2001 with total page 150 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This is a translation of the archaic German book Christliche Helden Insel Malta written by Johann Friedrich Breithaupt and published in 1632. The book describes the journey to Malta via Italy and Sicily undertaken by Breithaupt and his two companions. Once in Malta, the detailed description ranges from the landscape, the people and the fashion to the fortifications, the palaces and the election of a Grand Master. Malta: Island of Christian Heroes was the most detailed description of the island until Gio Francesco Abela published his Descrittione di Malta in 1647.
Download or read book Historical Dictionary of Malta written by Uwe Jens Rudolf and published by Scarecrow Press. This book was released on 2010-04-27 with total page 340 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This second edition of the Historical Dictionary of Malta compiles the unusually rich and long history of the islands comprising the country of Malta. This is done through a chronology, an introductory essay, a bibliography, and hundreds of cross-reference dictionary entries describing all of the major places, persons, institutions, and events that have shaped the history of the archipelago.
Download or read book Magic in Malta Sellem bin al Sheikh Mansur and the Roman Inquisition 1605 written by Dionysius A. Agius and published by BRILL. This book was released on 2022-06-27 with total page 611 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In this volume, a microhistorical approach is employed to provide a transcription, translation, and case-study of the proceedings (written in Latin, Italian and Arabic) of the Roman Inquisition on Malta’s 1605 trial of the ‘Moorish’ slave Sellem Bin al-Sheikh Mansur, who was accused and found guilty of practising magic and teaching it to the local Christians. Through both a detailed commentary and individual case-studies, it assesses what these proceedings reflect about religion, society, and politics both on Malta and more widely across the Mediterranean in the early 17th century. In so doing, this inter- and multi-disciplinary project speaks to a wide range of subjects, including magic, Christian-Muslim relations, slavery, Maltese social history, Mediterranean history, and the Roman Inquisition. It will be of interest to both students and researchers who study any of these subjects, and will help demonstrate the richness and potential of the documents in the Maltese archives. With contributions by: Joan Abela, Dionisius A. Agius, Paul Auchterlonie, Jonathan Barry, Charles Burnett, Frans Ciappara, Pierre Lory, Alex Malett, Ian Netton, Catherine R. Rider, Liana Saif
Download or read book Architecture and the Senses in the Italian Renaissance written by David Karmon and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2021-05-27 with total page 490 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This is the first study of Renaissance architecture as an immersive, multisensory experience that combines historical analysis with the evidence of first-hand accounts. Questioning the universalizing claims of contemporary architectural phenomenologists, David Karmon emphasizes the infinite variety of meanings produced through human interactions with the built environment. His book draws upon the close study of literary and visual sources to prove that early modern audiences paid sustained attention to the multisensory experience of the buildings and cities in which they lived. Through reconstructing the Renaissance understanding of the senses, we can better gauge how constant interaction with the built environment shaped daily practices and contributed to new forms of understanding. Architecture and the Senses in the Italian Renaissance offers a stimulating new approach to the study of Renaissance architecture and urbanism as a kind of 'experiential trigger' that shaped ways of both thinking and being in the world.
Download or read book Jesuits and Fortifications written by Denis De Lucca and published by BRILL. This book was released on 2012-02-17 with total page 414 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book sheds light on the role of Jesuit mathematicians in the widespread dissemination of ideas about military architecture in the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries, by means of teaching, writings and consultancy activities aimed at assisting Catholic leaders in their wars against protestants and infidels.
Download or read book Ancient and Modern Malta written by Pierre Marie Louis de Boisgelin de Kerdu and published by . This book was released on 1804 with total page 320 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Ancient and Modern Malta Containing a Full and Accurate Account of the Present State of the Islands of Malta and Goza the History of the Knights of St John of Jerusalem Also a Narrative of the Events Wich Attended the Capture of These Islands by the English and an Appendix Containing Authentic State papers and Other Documents By Louis de Boisgelin Illustrated with a Large Chart of the Islands Views Portraits Antiques c Vol 1 2 written by and published by . This book was released on 1805 with total page 650 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Slavery in the Islands of Malta and Gozo Ca 1000 1812 written by Godfrey Wettinger and published by . This book was released on 2002 with total page 726 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Ancient and Modern Malta Containing a Description of Malta and Goza the History of the Knights of St John of Jerusalem etc written by Pierre Marie Louis “de” Boisgelin de Kerdu and published by . This book was released on 1804 with total page 658 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Bibliographical Essay on the Collection of Voyages and Travels Edited and Published by Levinus Hulsius and His Successors at Nuremberg and Francfort from Anno 1598 to 1660 written by Adolf Asher and published by . This book was released on 1839 with total page 132 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The Sovereign Palaces of Malta written by Nicholas De Piro and published by . This book was released on 2001 with total page 348 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Bibliographical Essay on the Collection of Voyages and Travels written by Adolf Asher and published by . This book was released on 1839 with total page 132 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Bibliographical essay on the collection of voyages and travels edited and published by Levinus Hulsius 1598 to 1660 written by Adolph Asher and published by . This book was released on 1839 with total page 134 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book A General Collection of the Best and Most Interesting Voyages and Travels in All Parts of the World written by John Pinkerton and published by . This book was released on 1814 with total page 776 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book THE IRON KNIGHT OF MALTA written by Joe L Caruana MBE and published by Author House. This book was released on 2013-05 with total page 327 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The author has written this novel with a sentimental feeling about the land of his ancestors, the Maltese people. A people who have shown remarkable courage and faith on many occasions in the history of the Mediterranean. The story of this book tells of their courage during the Great Siege of 1565, just as Voltaire said, "No siege is better known than that of the Great Siege of Malta." The five-century-old religious fight between Christians and Muslims, known as the battle between the Cross and the Koran, drifted to the shores of Malta where the Order of St. John of Jerusalem had their headquarters. It produced many heroes and tyrants, several of these are the subject of our novel. The great Sultan Suleiman the Magnificent, unchallenged emperor of the Great Ottoman Empire, tries to impose Islam over Christian Europe. During five centuries, the Christian Crusaders were slowly expelled from the Holy Land, and now the great Sultan drives out the Order of St. John of Jerusalem from their last stronghold, the fortress in the island of Rhodes. Then the battle shifts to the brave Island of Malta where its people play an important role in helping La Valette and the Order fight the Turks. Jean De La Valette, commander of the Order's Christian navy, knight-adventurer, and defender of the faith, engages famous Muslim pirates, like Barbarossa and Dragut Reis, and harasses on the huge Turkish navy. He seeks to recover the Holy Cross taken by the Saracens. The secret of a forbidden romance in the paradise island of Rhodes haunts this warrior monk of eighty-four battles--a unique man enslaved by the Saracens and then escapes. He is later elevated to the position of grand master of the Order of St. John of Jerusalem and Rhodes. He was considered by his peers to be "the man for the moment" restoring the order to its former glory. One man, Jean De La Valette, the greatest of the grand masters, "the rarest of human beings," defeats the Sultan's Ottoman army in the Great Siege of Malta in 1565. La Valette became known as the Scourge of Africa and Asia, the Shield of Europe, fearless and indomitable, by his Holy Arms. With only seven hundred Knights and several thousand Spanish, Italian, Portuguese soldiers and fifteen thousand Maltese civilians (men, women, and children alike), he repels the great Turkish army of over forty thousand troops. A great historical novel of a great man and a valiant and victorious people, the people of Malta.
Download or read book Malta written by Juliet Rix and published by Bradt Travel Guides. This book was released on 2019-03-25 with total page 372 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This new, thoroughly updated fourth edition of Bradt's Malta - written by an expert who has been visiting for more than a decade - remains the most comprehensive guide available and has built a reputation for being the essential guide for getting beneath the surface of this island nation and discovering what lies beyond the beaches. Sun, sand and sea there may be, but Malta boasts so much more, and this new edition is packed with historical and archaeological insights, from the Stone Age to the Romans, the Knights Hospitaller to World War II. It also showcases the islands' wildlife and bird-watching opportunities, summer festas, and the less commercialised islands of Gozo and Comino. Malta has been changing at the rate of knots, with Valletta's year as European Capital of Culture accelerating restoration and renovation. Copious openings - of historic sights, key fortresses, a new national gallery and boutique accommodation, particularly in Valletta - are covered, while the culinary scene continues to thrive, with notably greater choice for vegetarians and vegans. Malta has recently become much more socially accepting and is now considered one of the top places for LGBT travellers, while the offering for younger travellers has expanded, too. The Isle of MTV festival is going strong, Annie Mac now has a spring festival in Malta and a host of bars and clubs has sprung up. There is also lots on offer culturally, with festivals, concerts, exhibitions, theatre and opera all contributing to a full programme. Bradt's Malta contains all the information needed for a successful trip. Whatever your budget, it is the ideal guide for everyone from culture aficionados to history and archaeology buffs, foodies, war veterans, families and couples escaping for a romantic break.
Download or read book Ancient and modern Malta as also the history of the knights of St John of Jerusalem written by Pierre Marie Louis de Boisgelin de Kerdu and published by . This book was released on 1805 with total page 654 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
