https://www.um.edu.mt/library/oar/handle/123456789/40325 2026-04-15T12:20:46Z https://www.um.edu.mt/library/oar/handle/123456789/40478 Title: 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… 23 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z https://www.um.edu.mt/library/oar/handle/123456789/40473 Title: 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. 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z https://www.um.edu.mt/library/oar/handle/123456789/40472 Title: 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. 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z https://www.um.edu.mt/library/oar/handle/123456789/40458 Title: 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