Articles
Vol V No 2(Easter '99)







18th Century Playing Cards
Joseph Schiro restores rare Maltese playing cards

Inquisitor's Palace in Vittoriosa
John Azzopardi and William Zammit discover three original plans at the Holy office in Rome

Treasures in St John's Museum
Joe Galea-Naudi takes us on a guided tour

An Ancient Icon
Emmanuel Fiorentino on the Eleimonitria Madonna

The Fougasse
Stephen Spiteri describes an unusual weapon of war

Henry VIII and the Order of St. John
Michael Shaw highlights contacts between the English monarch and the Knights of Malta

The First Christian Churches in Malta
Mario Buhagiar focuses on the first temples of Christian worship

Francis Xavier Sciortino (1875-1958)
Gabriel Pellegrini traces the career of the Maltese sculptor in Canada and elsewhere

Preti's Paintings for the Parish Church in Zurrieq
Anthony Mangion and John Spike discuss Mattia Preti's works (Part II)

Perez d'Aleccio's Baptism of Christ
Adrian Bartlolo on a work reconstruction

A Medieval Tournament
Robert Attard quotes Giacomo Bosio and records a Joust staged in Malta in 1535