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https://www.um.edu.mt/library/oar/handle/123456789/31291| Title: | Religious symbolism and floral motifs during the time of the Knights of Malta : the vestments of the Cotoner Grand Masters |
| Other Titles: | Celebratio Amicitiae : Essays in honour of Giovanni Bonello |
| Authors: | de Giorgio, Cynthia |
| Keywords: | Malta -- History -- Knights of Malta, 1530-1798 Cotoner y de Oleza, Nicolas, 1608-1680 -- Associated objects Cotoner y de Oleza, Rafael, 1601-1663 -- Associated objects Church vestments -- Malta -- History -- 17th century Altar-cloths -- Malta -- History -- 17th century Flowers -- Symbolic aspects Flowers in art Flowers -- Religious aspects -- Christianity |
| Issue Date: | 2006 |
| Publisher: | Fondazzjoni Patrimonju Malti |
| Citation: | de Giorgio, C. (2006). Religious symbolism and floral motifs during the time of the Knights of Malta : the vestments of the Cotoner Grand Masters. In, Camilleri, M. & Vella, T. (Eds.), Celebratio Amicitiae : Essays in honour of Giovanni Bonello (pp. 255-260). Malta : Fondazzjoni Patrimonju Malti |
| Abstract: | During their 268-year sojourn in Malta, the various Grand Masters of the Order of St John donated a wealth of sacred vestments to St John’s, their Conventual Church. Two of the more spectacular sets of vestments are those donated by the Cotoner Grand Masters in the 1660s. They are particularly striking due to their extensive use of symbolism, an important artistic tool used during the Baroque period to educate, elevate and enthral. |
| URI: | https://www.um.edu.mt/library/oar//handle/123456789/31291 |
| ISBN: | 9993270954 |
| Appears in Collections: | Melitensia Works - ERCFADA |
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