https://www.um.edu.mt/library/oar/handle/123456789/40652 2026-04-06T03:48:27Z 2026-04-06T03:48:27Z https://www.um.edu.mt/library/oar/handle/123456789/40910 2019-03-08T02:31:58Z 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z

Title: Some reflections on the three views of Valletta and its environs at the Malta Chamber of Commerce Abstract: The author writes about three topographical paintings which depict Malta's landscapes several centuries ago. A common theme between the paintings is the featuring of some of Maltese harbours- places which carried significant importance in the past. Another feature of note is the presence of the Order of St. John in all three works.

1989-01-01T00:00:00Z https://www.um.edu.mt/library/oar/handle/123456789/40796 2019-03-07T02:31:04Z 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z

Title: Book reviews Abstract: This document contains a book review of Stanley Fiorini's "Santo Spirito Hospital at Rabat, Malta- the early years to 1575" written by Godfrey Wettinger.

1989-01-01T00:00:00Z https://www.um.edu.mt/library/oar/handle/123456789/40795 2019-03-07T02:30:38Z 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z

Title: Mikiel Anton Vassalli- a preliminary survey Abstract: Ciappara conducts a detailed study on Mikiel Anton Vassalli (1764-1829)- a man who foresaw an adventurous, if unfortunate, life. This article follows the footsteps taken by Vassalli from childhood until his final years during which he lived in a "casa sospetta" as was described in a document at the time. Ciappara investigates the reason as to why his house was labelled in such a manner and finds that it was either as a result of his irregular marriage, his lack of Christian faith or his possible Protestant beliefs.

1989-01-01T00:00:00Z https://www.um.edu.mt/library/oar/handle/123456789/40794 2021-03-30T10:23:25Z 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z

Title: The baiulia Abstract: In 1550, a legal dispute between priest Andrew Axach and Mrs. Ventura Xerri erupted over the possibility that the Church of St. Mary in Siggiewi was built by Xerri's ancestors. Axach argued that the church fell under his predecessor's jurisdiction while Xerri attempted to prove her ancestors' influence in the construction of the church as well as asserting that it lay within the boundaries of the city of Malta and not of Siggiewi. Busuttil also included extracts (written in Latin) that reveal the method by which the "baulia" functioned.

1989-01-01T00:00:00Z