OAR@UM Collection:https://www.um.edu.mt/library/oar/handle/123456789/403252026-04-14T10:04:03Z2026-04-14T10:04:03ZBaroque Routes Newsletter - Issue 10https://www.um.edu.mt/library/oar/handle/123456789/404782019-02-28T02:24:54Z2015-01-01T00:00:00ZTitle: Baroque Routes Newsletter - Issue 10
Abstract: Contents: Foreword… 3/ Post-graduate Seminar - Life, Society and Culture in the Baroque Age… 4/ Public Lecture - Baroque Architecture of Sicily… 4/ Valmontone Conference on Mattia Preti… 5/ Una Cena Barocca… 6/ Scale Models and the Coastal Fortifications of Malta by Stephen C. Spiteri… 8/ The Largely Unsung History of Malta’s Bells by Noel Grima… 14/ Public Lectures - Outreach Programme… 18/ Books - Rural Life in a Maltese
Eighteenth-Century Village by Frans Ciappara… 20/ Books - A Timeless Gentleman:Festschrift in Honour of Maurice De Giorgio… 22/ International Conference - The Visual Power of Military Architecture in the Baroque Age… 232015-01-01T00:00:00ZThe largely unsung history of Malta’s bellshttps://www.um.edu.mt/library/oar/handle/123456789/404732024-05-09T12:45:49Z2015-01-01T00:00:00ZTitle: The largely unsung history of Malta’s bells
Abstract: It was a lecture but then it was also an object
lesson.
As the audience settled down to listen to the
lecture on the bells of Malta in the hall that
forms part of the Birkirkara Collegiate Church,
the sonorous Birkirkara bells on top of us
began to solemnly peal the traditional ‘Mota tal-
Hamis’ which can be heard at around 7pm on
Thursdays in the mostly traditionalist parishes,
along with the tolling of bells at three pm on
Fridays to commemorate the Last Supper and
the death of Christ respectively.
The International Institute for Baroque Studies
at the University of Malta held a public lecture
on ‘Maltese Bells and Bell Ringing in the
Baroque Age’ delivered by Kenneth Cauchi.
Description: This article first appeared in the Malta Independent on
Sunday on 7th December 2014.2015-01-01T00:00:00ZScale models and the coastal fortifications of Maltahttps://www.um.edu.mt/library/oar/handle/123456789/404722024-04-24T07:55:04Z2015-01-01T00:00:00ZTitle: Scale models and the coastal fortifications of Malta
Abstract: Building fortifications and preparing for war has
always demanded a good deal of planning.
From around the sixteenth century onwards,
a large part of the military engineers’ planning
efforts came to be increasingly invested in
acquiring an understanding of the landscape in
order to ensure the most efficient exploitation
of its features. To this end, meticulous scientific
surveying and the creation of detailed maps
and plans became a sine qua non of all
military endeavours, critical in both in the
implementation of defensive schemes as well
as in the preparation of offensive campaigns.2015-01-01T00:00:00ZUna cena barocca - a dining experience of the Baroque agehttps://www.um.edu.mt/library/oar/handle/123456789/404582019-02-28T02:24:52Z2015-01-01T00:00:00ZTitle: Una cena barocca - a dining experience of the Baroque age
Abstract: The cuisine of the Baroque age was varied and
imaginative, and many authentic menus and recipes
of the period still survive. Table settings and the
presentation of food all gained in importance at this
time, and a wide range of ingredients were used.
Paintings of the period enable us to visualize the
sumptuous displays of food that were admired.
The International Institute for Baroque Studies
held an evening of Baroque food and music on 14th
November 2014, offering patrons the opportunity
to experience the gastronomic tastes and flavours
of the Baroque age. The event was held in the
Ballroom of the Grand Hotel Excelsior and was
organised in collaboration with the Programme
for Mediterranean Culinary Culture at the Institute
for Tourism, Travel and Culture at the University
of Malta, the Institute for Tourism Studies, and
the Malta Chef Society, and was supported by the
Ministry for Tourism. Baroque music was performed
by the ‘Camera Galatea’ – Rebecca Hall (flute), John
McDonough (oboe) and Akos Kertez (cello).2015-01-01T00:00:00Z