LINES OF DEFENCE
FORTIFICATION DRAWINGS OF THE BAROQUE AGE
AT THE NATIONAL LIBRARY OF MALTA
MALTA LIBRARIES
The collection of fortifications plans of
the Knights of the Order of St John in the
National Library of Malta is the largest and
most important collection of architectural
plans of Hospitaller fortifications to have
survived from this period of the Island's
history. The importance of these plans,
in turn, emanates from the fact that the
fortifications of the Knights of St John
in the Maltese Islands rank amongst
some of the most important works of
military architecture in the world. Although
frequently consulted by scholars and
students over the years, this collection
has never been brought together in one
extensive compendium in the manner
that it deserves as a prime source of
original information on eighteenth-century
Hospitaller military architecture.
The International Institute for Baroque
Studies of the University of Malta has
long been convinced of the significance
and importance of this collection and has
worked hard over the past years to publish
these plans in one prestigious publication.
This new book is the product of a direct
collaborative effort between the Institute
and the National Library of Malta.
Lines of Defences is a large-format, fullcolour publication that does true justice to
the wealth of graphic information embodied
within the various plans and designs –
architectural details which are invaluable to the
students and historians of military architecture
and the art and science of fortification. The plans
are accompanied by explanatory commentaries
that also serve to make this book an important
resource of architectural and historical information.
This special edition is limited to 200 copies.
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LINES OF DEFENCE - Fortification Drawings of the Baroque
Age at the National Library of Malta
Publication Details :
ISBN: 978-99957-856-1-1
Hardbound, 490 mm (w) x 420 mm (h), 398 pages, full-colour with slipcase
This first edition is limited to 200 copies.
Price per copy:
€ 850.00
This price does NOT include postage and packaging to destinations outside the
Maltese Islands.
For further details, including postage rates to destinations outside Malta, please
send e-mail to customercare.nlm@gov.mt or phone 21236585 or 21243297
(contact persons: Ms Violet Azzopardi / Ms Michelle Buhagiar).
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