https://www.um.edu.mt/library/oar/handle/123456789/39214 Tue, 07 Apr 2026 05:19:08 GMT 2026-04-07T05:19:08Z https://www.um.edu.mt/library/oar/handle/123456789/39457 Title: The wine trade of Malta in the eighteenth century Abstract: Debono provides an in-depth look at the wine trade that the Maltese partook in with Sicilians in the 18th century. At the time existed a rather wasteful system of trade, according to a leading wine merchant by the name of Joanne Baptista Salvaloco- who brought forward a new strategy which provided more benefits for Maltese traders. Sun, 01 Jan 1984 00:00:00 GMT https://www.um.edu.mt/library/oar/handle/123456789/39457 1984-01-01T00:00:00Z https://www.um.edu.mt/library/oar/handle/123456789/39456 Title: The Salina Hypogea at St. Paul's Bay Abstract: Buhagiar writes about some of the lesser-known archaeological sites in Malta, namely- the Salina Catacombs and Abbatija tad-Dejr. His research references various authors, such as Gio Antonio Ciantar and George H. Musgrave. A number of architectural drawings of the hypogea are also included at the end of the document. Sun, 01 Jan 1984 00:00:00 GMT https://www.um.edu.mt/library/oar/handle/123456789/39456 1984-01-01T00:00:00Z https://www.um.edu.mt/library/oar/handle/123456789/39453 Title: Don Lucio Martinez d'Aragona fondatore della "Commenda Martinez" di Siracusa del Sovrano Militare Ordine di Malta Abstract: The author writes in detail about the Knights of the Order of St. John in the 16th century- addressing their military operations and their undying allegiance to Christianity. Sun, 01 Jan 1984 00:00:00 GMT https://www.um.edu.mt/library/oar/handle/123456789/39453 1984-01-01T00:00:00Z https://www.um.edu.mt/library/oar/handle/123456789/11455 Title: John Hookham Frere in Malta (1821-1846) : a link with our social and cultural past Authors: Cassar, Paul Abstract: This paper is an attempt to refresh our memories of John Hookham Frere and of a coterie of distinguished and inquisitive men of intellect who called at the Villa and strolled in its gardens and turned them into a meeting place of culture and exchange of ideas; and to recall his associations, however tenuous they may have been, with the medical events of his time. Sun, 01 Jan 1984 00:00:00 GMT https://www.um.edu.mt/library/oar/handle/123456789/11455 1984-01-01T00:00:00Z