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ARTICLES
The Church of Our Lady of Mercy, Qrendi
Alexander Welsh writes about an intriguingly beautiful church which could be greatly enhanced by restoration
The Rural Tenement at Is-Simblija
Mario Buhagiar discusses the recently restored rural tenement of Is-Simblija, limits of Dingli and assesses its importance to late medieval history and archaeology
Wild Flowers of the Maltese Islands
Watercolours by the late Helen Wirth
Giorgio Nibbia’s church in Valletta
Giovanni Bonello examines a little known church damaged during the war and unfortunately destroyed in 1978
Maltese Bread and other Transient Treasures
Helen Caruana Galizia makes the case for safeguarding our nation’s indigenous foods and agricultural produce
From the Albert Ganado Collection
El Patio de las Munecas at the Fine Arts Museum
Antonio Espinosa Rodriguez focuses on a masterpiece oil painting by Montenegro depicting Seville’s Royal Palace
Memories of the Order conserved in Birgu
The Girna – Maltese Corbelled Stone Hut
Michael Fsadni describes the corbelled stone hut – the ‘girna’ – which forms part of the island’s heritage
The Science and Mythology of the Maltese ‘Atlantoi’
Charles Savona-Ventura and Anton Mifsud analyse the advanced technology and mythology of the Temple culture and compare them to those of Atlantis
Works by Harry Alden
The Wine Ships of Malta and Gozo
Victor Wickman, founder of the Wickman Maritime Collection recalls the ‘Wine Ships’ under sail to and from Malta in the 16th to the 19th centuries
Anglo-Maltese Uniform Buttons
Denis Darmanin elaborates on the different uniform buttons in use during the British period
Malta Views on Sale in London
