/library/oar/handle/123456789/3165 Mon, 15 Jun 2026 00:53:40 GMT 2026-06-15T00:53:40Z /library/oar/handle/123456789/147342 Title: Notes on lost Valletta Abstract: Giovanni Bonello examines lost architectural features of Valletta by reviewing rare visual records. The article highlights an 1839 lithograph documenting the old Auberge d'Allemagne prior to its demolition, an early 18th-century painting detailing the pre-Pinto facade of the Magisterial Palace and its demolished Verdala Column, and a drawing of the Main Guard's neo-classical portico attributed to Giorgio Pullicino. Sun, 20 Mar 1994 00:00:00 GMT /library/oar/handle/123456789/147342 1994-03-20T00:00:00Z /library/oar/handle/123456789/147321 Title: Maltese in the Russian-Turkish war 1828-1829 Abstract: Giovanni Bonello examines Malta's logistical and economic involvement in the Russo Turkish War of 1828 1829. Driven by severe domestic poverty, local merchants and workers secured vital income by securing employment and freight charter contracts via Russian Consul Antonio Regnaud Carcas and Fleet Intendant General Sergej Brovtsyn to supply the Russian naval squadron at Poros, Greece. Description: Part 1 (16-June-2021) - Part 2 (17-June-2021) Wed, 16 Jun 2021 00:00:00 GMT /library/oar/handle/123456789/147321 2021-06-16T00:00:00Z /library/oar/handle/123456789/147318 Title: Kola Mustacci's murder in 1598 Abstract: Giovanni Bonello reconstructs the 1598 murder of Maltese native Nicola Mustacci by an Italian knight and an aspiring aristocrat under Grand Master Martin Garzes. The article explores how both killers avoided execution and received minimal punishments despite being found guilty by the Council of the Order. Sun, 24 Aug 2025 00:00:00 GMT /library/oar/handle/123456789/147318 2025-08-24T00:00:00Z /library/oar/handle/123456789/147316 Title: Royal events in old Maltese postcards Abstract: Giovanni Bonello reviews Malta's historical relationship with various ruling monarchies through a curated collection of early postcards and photographs. This first part of a three pictorial series captures visual records of prominent imperial milestones, state visits, and the arrival of exiled foreign royalty to the islands following the advent of photography. Mon, 31 Aug 2020 00:00:00 GMT /library/oar/handle/123456789/147316 2020-08-31T00:00:00Z