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Postscript — Fortune’s Wheel in 17th-Century Florence
June 15, 2026

Postscript — Fortune’s Wheel in 17th-Century Florence

“The archive of the Casa Buonarroti in Florence, Italy, is a veritable treasure room of early modern Italian poetry...”

  • Dr. Daniel K. Gullo
Illustrating Costume of the Order of Saint John of Jerusalem in the 18th-Century
February 19, 2026

Illustrating Costume of the Order of Saint John of Jerusalem in the 18th-Century

“In 1714, Hippolyte Hélyot began publishing his monumental eight volume history of religious orders...”

  • Dr. Daniel K. Gullo
Celebrating the Election of the Grand Master of the Order of Saint John of Jerusalem in Early Modern Europe
October 1, 2025

Celebrating the Election of the Grand Master of the Order of Saint John of Jerusalem in Early Modern Europe

“In early modern Europe, the election of the Grand Master of the Order of Saint John of Jerusalem was a momentous occasion celebrated...”

  • Dr. Daniel K. Gullo
Where We’re Working: Casa Buonarroti, Florence
July 10, 2025

Where We’re Working: Casa Buonarroti, Florence

“When Cosimo Buonarroti (1790–1858) reacquired his family’s palazzo—the Casa Buonarroti—in 1812, he found...”

  • Dr. Daniel K. Gullo
Lions and the Grand Masters of the Order of Saint John of Jerusalem
August 29, 2024

Lions and the Grand Masters of the Order of Saint John of Jerusalem

“Considered the king of animals, lions frequently appeared on coats of arms used by...”

  • Dr. Daniel K. Gullo
Where We’re Working: London
June 28, 2024

Where We’re Working: London

“Nestled in the streets of London, just northwest of St. Paul’s Cathedral, resides a...”

  • Dr. Daniel K. Gullo
Contesting Saint Paul’s Shipwreck
June 6, 2024

Contesting Saint Paul’s Shipwreck

“The most famous weather event in Maltese history occurred in the first century CE when...”

  • Dr. Daniel K. Gullo
Space Adventure: A Maltese Musical Fantasy for Children
February 1, 2024

Space Adventure: A Maltese Musical Fantasy for Children

“With their 1962 children’s musical Space Adventure...”

  • Dr. Daniel K. Gullo
Impressions of a Death Foretold: the Execution of Fra Sylvain de Bosredon
August 31, 2023

Impressions of a Death Foretold: the Execution of Fra Sylvain de Bosredon

“In the days before they were going to kill him, Fra Sylvain de Bosredon woke up early in the morning to the dull sound of...”

  • Dr. Daniel K. Gullo
Medieval Fragments in the Palazzo Falson
February 2, 2023

Medieval Fragments in the Palazzo Falson

“When I arrived at the Palazzo Falson in Mdina, Malta...”

  • Dr. Daniel K. Gullo
A Book You Would Love to Read...
September 29, 2022

A Book You Would Love to Read...

“A book you would love to read is lost, altered, destroyed, buried, hidden, left unpublished, unwritten, banned.”

  • Dr. Catherine Walsh and Margaret Bresnahan
Where We’re Working: The Monastery of Santa Ursula
March 8, 2022

Where We’re Working: The Monastery of Santa Ursula

“When Cláudia Garradas learned about the opportunity to digitally preserve the archives of the Monastery of Santa Ursula...”

  • Dr. Daniel K. Gullo
Malta Envisioned by an English Clergyman
September 2, 2021

Malta Envisioned by an English Clergyman

“The highlights of the island included the harbor of Valletta, an elaborate and protective harbor famous for...”

  • Dr. Catherine Walsh
July 8, 2021

Protecting Travelers and Maritime Contacts in the Eighteenth-Century Mediterranean

“The great Age of Sail conjures in our minds vast stretches of ocean populated by...”

Dr. Daniel K. Gullo

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Quarantine in Malta, a Print of the Lazaretto from the Mużew Nazzjonali tal-Arti
April 29, 2021

Quarantine in Malta, a Print of the Lazaretto from the Mużew Nazzjonali tal-Arti

“The increased activity of Malta’s ports after the Aragonese conquest in 1283 led to a...”

  • Cláudia Garradas
Medical Care for the Enslaved Mustafa Osmon in 18th-Century Valletta, Malta
February 4, 2021

Medical Care for the Enslaved Mustafa Osmon in 18th-Century Valletta, Malta

“The Archivum de Piro in Valletta, Malta preserves a small invoice and...”

  • Dr. Daniel K. Gullo
Digitization of the Lettere consolari fonds at the Cathedral Archives, Mdina, Now Completed
October 13, 2020

Digitization of the Lettere consolari fonds at the Cathedral Archives, Mdina, Now Completed

“HMML’s Malta Study Center has completed the digitization of the important Lettere consolari fonds now held at the...”

  • Dr. Daniel K. Gullo

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