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https://www.um.edu.mt/library/oar/handle/123456789/37726| Title: | Handbills extolling the virtues of fossil sharks' teeth |
| Authors: | Zammit-Maempel, George |
| Keywords: | Sharks, Fossil -- Malta -- History Paul, the Apostle, Saint Publications -- Malta -- History -- 18th century St. Paul’s Grotto (Rabat, Malta) Rocks -- Malta -- History National Library of Malta (Valletta, Malta) Advertising fliers -- Malta -- History -- 18th century Malta -- History -- 18th century Poisoning -- Europe -- History Language and languages -- History -- 18th century |
| Issue Date: | 1978 |
| Publisher: | Malta Historical Society |
| Citation: | Zammit-Maempel, G. (1978). Handbills extolling the virtues of fossil sharks' teeth. Melita Historica, 7(3), 211-224. |
| Abstract: | Zammit-Maempel writes about the handbills published in the 18th century describing the use and efficiency of sharks' teeth in countering poison and other medicinal attributes. The author gives a detailed description of the handbills- their decorations, their sizes, their themes and places of publication. In the final pages of the document, he includes some illustrations of the sharks' teeth. |
| URI: | https://www.um.edu.mt/library/oar//handle/123456789/37726 |
| Appears in Collections: | MH, Volume 7, No. 3 (1978) MH, Volume 7, No. 3 (1978) |
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