Treasures Of Malta – Christmas 2014 No 61 Vol XXI No 1

Treasures Of Malta – Christmas 2014 No 61 Vol XXI No 1 ARTICLES Nativity and Epiphany scenes in Books of Hours at the National Library, Valletta Martina Caruana takes a look at the iconography of the Nativity and the Adoration of the Magi in a small but significant collection of books of hours that are amongst the interesting late Medieval and Renaissance treasures preserved at the National Library The Bronze and Iron Door at Our Lady of Damascus Church in Valletta James Licari and Robert Cassar Edward Bradford Medlycott’s Watercolour Painting Book Joe Sultana The Proserpina Temple and the History of its Chrestion Inscription Simon Mercieca lists and clarifies the information surrounding this famed inscription On the track of an unknown eighteenth-century Maltese vedutista: Lazzaro Mallia Albert Ganado introduces us to a new artist within the sphere of landscape painting in Malta From the Albert Ganado Collection Enrico Paulucci, Raffaele de Grada and Donato Frisia: Three Italian Modernists in 1932 Malta Theresa Vella carries forward our series of pioneers of modern art in Malta by presenting the works of three visiting Italian artists and their impact on the emerging modernism in Maltese art Sa Maison: A garden with a history David Dandria narrates the fascinating story of this intriguing garden and its various elements My Favourite Object Richard Cachia Caruana The Impact of Photography on Edward and Robert Caruana Dingli Caroline Tonna continues to elaborate on the connection between painting and photography, with the works of Edward and Robert Caruana Dingli as examples More on Cali and Photography Alfred Zahra de Domenico Melitensia Curios William Zammit