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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
“Nestled in the streets of London, just northwest of St. Paul’s Cathedral, resides a...”
- Dr. Daniel K. Gullo

Contesting Saint Paul’s Shipwreck
“The most famous weather event in Maltese history occurred in the first century CE when...”
- Dr. Daniel K. Gullo

Medieval Fragments in the Palazzo Falson
“When I arrived at the Palazzo Falson in Mdina, Malta...”
- Dr. Daniel K. Gullo

Malta Parish Archives Project Completed
“In 2016, HMML’s Malta Study Center began the Malta Parish Archives Project to...”
- Dr. Daniel K. Gullo

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

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

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

Digitization of the Archives of the Archconfraternity of Our Lady of Mount Carmel Completed
“HMML’s Malta Study Center signed an agreement with the Archconfraternity of Our Lady of Mount Carmel...”
- Dr. Daniel K. Gullo

HMML opens new exhibition “Mediterranean Travel — People, Places, Encounters”
“Mediterranean Travel” explores more than travel narratives and journals...
- Dr. Daniel K. Gullo

NEH funds 2018 Summer Institute in Mediterranean Studies at HMML
“HMML has a vast collection of online manuscript and resource materials on the early modern Mediterranean...”
- Dr. Daniel K. Gullo

HMML’S Malta Study Center Completes Digitization of Malta Collection at the Catholic University of America Rare Books and Special Collections
“HMML’s Malta Study Center has completed the digitization of 90 manuscripts and rare Melitensia located at the...”
- Dr. Daniel K. Gullo

HMML’S Malta Study Center and the James Ford Bell Library Open Exhibition on the Great Siege of Malta
“The exhibition features more than twenty original rare books and manuscripts narrating the history of the...”
- Dr. Daniel K. Gullo

HMML’S Malta Study Center Begins Digitization Partnership with the Fondazzjoni Patrimonju Malti
“The Malta Study Center at HMML has signed a partnership agreement with the Fondazzjoni Patrimonju Malti (FPM) to begin...”
- Dr. Daniel K. Gullo

HMML’S Malta Study Center Begins New Digitization Project at the National Archives of Malta
“Known as the Officium Civile Sacrae Inquisitionis (OSI) Fond, the collection contains records that date from...”
- Dr. Daniel K. Gullo

Malta Study Center Partners with the Mediterranean Seminar
“The seminar’s mission is to encourage scholarly collaboration across disciplines and...”
- Dr. Daniel K. Gullo

New Curator Hired for HMML's Malta Study Center
“Dr. Daniel Gullo has been named the Joseph S. Micallef Curator of the Malta Study Center.”