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CONTENTS: Thieves of Time: A Tribute to Maurice de Giorgio (1924-2015); A Recently Discovered Cartographic Delight: A study of a unique Venetian map of the Great Siege of Malta; Souvenirs of Ascanio della Corgna; Sounds of War and the exotic alla Turca; The Great Siege Mosaic; Melitensia Curios; ‘Our Enemies are Gathered’; My Favourite Object – Martin Micallef; Melchor de Monserrat; The Conservation of The Massacre of the Knights of Malta at Fort St Elmo in 1565, attributed to Bartolomeo Garagona; Is this Grand Master Jean de Valette’s Armour?; The Fortaleza of St Elmo. This issue dedicated to the 450th anniversary of ‘The Great Siege’ sold out almost immediately on publication and subsequently is now rare. With acknowledgement to, and published by, Fondazzjoni Patrimonju Malti