/library/oar/handle/123456789/24920 Fri, 26 Dec 2025 22:39:39 GMT 2025-12-26T22:39:39Z /library/oar/handle/123456789/25193 Title: A convenient clearing-house for France : Malta and Levantine French commerce : 1723-38 Authors: Abdilla, Joseph Abstract: By the early decades of the eighteenth century, France held a very strong position of influence in Malta vis-a-vis the powers of Western Europe. French Mediterranean commerce had acquired high stakes in Malta which was increasingly seen as indispensable for the commerce of France with the Levant and Barbary. This quasi-natural link between Malta and French Levantine interests at this time was clearly recognized by the French themselves, and it found utterance later on in the century when the Order was threatened by the Revolutionary era. Thu, 01 Jan 1998 00:00:00 GMT /library/oar/handle/123456789/25193 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z /library/oar/handle/123456789/25192 Title: An eventful two years in the history of Malta as recorded in the British press Authors: Vella Gera, Anthony Abstract: The two eventful years in the history of Malta, namely 1798 to 1800 covering the end of the rule of the Order of St. John and the French occupation of these islands, were well represented in the British Press. However it seems best to commence this documentary account by going back a few years, to be precise to the 21st. January 1793 where in the "Place de la Revolution" now the "Place de la Concorde" in Paris, the unfortunate King Louis XVI of France was guillotined. Thu, 01 Jan 1998 00:00:00 GMT /library/oar/handle/123456789/25192 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z /library/oar/handle/123456789/25191 Title: Nicolo Isouard's last years in Paris : two new documentary sources Authors: Cassola, Arnold Abstract: This article examines two new documentary sources about Nicolo Isouard and his last years in Paris. The documentation was found at the University Library of Amsterdam. This collection, which is mostly made up of letters, poems and official documents, was donated to the University Library in 1875 by W G. A. Diederichs, Pieter Arnold's son (Defraipont 1983: 59-60). Thu, 01 Jan 1998 00:00:00 GMT /library/oar/handle/123456789/25191 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z /library/oar/handle/123456789/25190 Title: A sword and a helmet Authors: Plaisse, Andre; Vella, Carmel Abstract: In this write-up we relate, with brief comments, the account of the solemn ritual of the Sword and Helmet conferred, by Pope Benedict XIII, on Don Anton Manoel de Vilhena, Grand Master of the Order of St. John of Jerusalem, as it appears in the memoirs of the Bailli Jean-Jacques de Chambray. Description: Article originally written by Andre Plaisse and translated into English by Carmel Vella. Thu, 01 Jan 1998 00:00:00 GMT /library/oar/handle/123456789/25190 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z