Description
Cities Harbours and Artefacts, Transformations of an Early Modern Landscape
Proceedings of the Public Lecture Series 2018-2019 Urban Landscapes held at the National Library of Malta, Valletta
Foreword by Cheryl Falzon
Preface by Maroma Camilleri and Mevrick Spiteri
Papers
The building of a new city – Valletta
By Claude Busuttil
Properties of the Order of St John – Structural transformations in Valletta’s houses
By Mevrick Spiteri
Early building on the Xiberras peninsula and the sale of plots in Valletta
By Stanley Fiorini
Of markets and melting-pots – A methodology for mapping historic socio-spatial relations at the Valletta Market between 1643 and 1798
By Christian Mifsud
Malta’s harbour in 1798 – Transformation of a new urban landscape
By Mevrick Spiteri
+ PLATES relating to each of the 8 lectures in the series.
