Histories of Malta Vol. VII - Closures and Disclosures

Fondazzjoni Patrimonju Malti has added the seventh volume of Giovanni Bonnello's Histories of Malta to Patrimonju's impressive list of publications.

Histories of Malta Vol. VII - Closures and Disclosures was published in December 2006. This latest volume is Patrimonju's thirty first publication and is a very worthy successor to its predecessors. Once again this latest series of Histories contains a wide range of subjects to suit every taste, from some rare examples of women knights of Malta to a mysterious Mary Magdalen in St John's, from a story of murder in a Maltese monastery to POW's in Malta during WW1.

Like its predecessors in the series, this volume has the double merit of being based very largely on original research and of being very richly illustrated. Two of the chapters add important new information about the history of theatre-making in Malta before 1732 and also of drawing, music-making and the use of fireworks displays in Maltese festivities during the rule of the Order in Malta. His Brief History of Window-Glass in Malta makes a significant contribution to the history of building construction in Malta during the same period.

Giovanni Bonello is a Judge of the European Court of Human Rights in Strasbourg. He writes extensively on human rights, art and history. He is also a frequent contributor to Fondazzjoni Patrimonju Malti’s Treasures of Malta.

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