Tesseræ 8 – Spring 2019

Description

Issue 8 highlights 3 very diverse conservation projects, namely a polychrome statute, a rare original copy of ‘The Lexcon’ and a painting by artist Guido Reni. Other equally interesting articles range from efforts to save a bell from the seabed, an apothecary’s shop-turned-museum, life of renowned Maltese Hollywood actor Joseph Calleia, Il-Ftira as intangible Cultural Heritage, the Ottoman coffee cups and technology enhanced museums. It features an exclusive interviews with Mgr John Azzopardi and the recurring short articles on new works of Art additions to the National Collection, further interesting documents from Heritage Malta’s Archives, advice on the caring of ship models and a review of Heritage Malta’s publication titled Impressions of an Island.