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Georgio Scala and the Moorish Slaves: The Inquisition Malta 1598 [Hardback]
Dionisius A. Agius (Editor)
£39.50ISBN: 9789993274155
Published by : Midsea Books
Georgio Scala, a young man of humble origins, from Damiata, was captured on a trading vessel by the Knights of Malta in 1590 not far from his home town. He was enslaved in spite of his protestations that he was a Christian and so ... .... Learn More -
The Observing Eye: The French artist Jean Houel in Malta [Hardback]
Thomas Freller (Author)
£34.00ISBN: 9789993274179
Published by : Midsea Books
The French artist Jean Pierre Louis Laurent Hoüel is rightly described as master of the ‘vedutismo itinerante’. Art historians have acknowledged his important contributions to the development of 18th-century lands... .... Learn More -
Strait Street: Malta’s ‘Red Light District’ Revealed [Paperback]
John Schofield (Author); Emily Morrissey (Author)
£23.50ISBN: 9789993274209
Published by : Midsea Books
This book is largely about those material traces, presenting an archaeological perspective on the artefacts and places that characterise one particular and extraordinary street in Malta’s capital city, Valletta – Strai... .... Learn More -
Mattia Preti: Faith and Humanity [Paperback]
Sandro Debono (Author); Giuseppe Valentino (Author)
£33.50ISBN: 9789993274377
Published by : Midsea Books
2013 marks the 400th anniversary of the birth of Mattia Preti. This important occasion is being marked by an exhibition organized by Heritage Malta and the Comune of Taverna, where Mattia Preti was born. The exhibition is the fina... .... Learn More -
Mattia Preti: Faith and Humanity [Hardback]
Sandro Debono (Author); Giuseppe Valentino (Author)
£50.50ISBN: 9789993274360
Published by : Midsea Books
2013 marks the 400th anniversary of the birth of Mattia Preti. This important occasion is being marked by an exhibition organized by Heritage Malta and the Comune of Taverna, where Mattia Preti was born. The exhibition is the fina... .... Learn More -
Mattia Preti: Beyond the Self-Portrait [Paperback]
Sandro Debono (Author); Giuseppe Valentino (Author)
£14.50ISBN: 9789993274292
Published by : Midsea Books
This book proposes new methodologies for the study of Mattia Preti. The researched essays look at Preti from different perspectives. Whilst the foreword serves the purpose of an introductory summary;
the authors deliberately ch... .... Learn More -
Party Politics in an Island Colony: The Maltese Experience [Hardback]
Henry Frendo (Author)
£39.50ISBN: 9789993274278
Published by : Midsea Books
Writing in History of European Ideas, Jan-Erik Lane from the University of Oslo noted that Frendo’s ‘excellent study’ showed how Maltese politics had always been ‘conflict ridden’. ‘And, amazing... .... Learn More -
Henry Mayo Bateman (1887-1970): The Man Who...Loved Gozo [Paperback]
Bernardine Scicluna (Editor)
£14.50ISBN: 9789993274148
Published by : Midsea Books
Malta and Gozo of the sixties must have carried some distinct appeal as artistic and creative celebrities were attracted to visit regularly or actually reside here. Among others these included authors such as: Anthony Burgess, Des... .... Learn More -
Operation Pedestal: The Story of the Santa Marija Convoy [Paperback]
John Mizzi (Author)
£14.50ISBN: 9789993274063
Published by : Midsea Books
In 1942 an epic naval operation was mounted so as to relieve Malta from the onslaught of attacks by the forces of the Axis. This operation was codenamed “Pedestal”- or “il-Convoy ta’ Santa Marija” as it is better known in Malta and Gozo. The men ... .... Learn More -
Archaeology and the Sea in the Maltese Islands [Paperback]
Elaine Azzopardi (Author); Timmy Gambin (Author)
£14.50ISBN: 9789993274025
Published by : Midsea Books
Malta and Gozo’s geographical location in the centre of the Mediterranean Sea has, since ancient times, led to numerous ships passing through the islands’ waters. Several records of this maritime activity exist in different archives and other evid... .... Learn More