Houses and Domestic Space in Seventeenth and Eighteenth Century - Hospitaller Malt

This book is concerned with a wide spectrum of early modern dwellings in Malta. It seeks to reach a deep and nuanced understanding of domestic space and how it relates to the islands' history and the development of its society during the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries.

List of contents

1. Malta and the Knights Hospitallers: an introduction  2. Maltese houses and their dwellers: a review of the main sources  3. The dwellings of Hospitaller Malta  4. A syntactical approach to the study of houses in Hospitaller Malta  5. Aspects of everyday life in the houses of Hospitaller Malta  6. Domestic space: the Knights Hospitallers and their legacy

About the author

George A. Said-Zammit acquired a doctorate degree from the University of Leiden in 2016. He has authored various academic publications, and lectures on domestic space and space syntax at the Faculty for the Built Environment of the University of Malta. He is a fellow of the Society of Antiquaries and a fellow of the Royal Anthropological Institute.

Summary

This book is concerned with a wide spectrum of early modern dwellings in Malta. It seeks to reach a deep and nuanced understanding of domestic space and how it relates to the islands’ history and the development of its society during the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries.

Product details

• Authors: George A. Said-Zammit
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 01.08.2022
• EAN: 9780367652081
• ISBN: 978-0-367-65208-1
• No. of pages: 272
• Series: The Military Religious Orders
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Art > Architecture; Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Biology > Ecology; History, HISTORY / Social History, Social & cultural history, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Archaeology, ARCHITECTURE / History / General, c 1500 onwards to present day, Archaeology, Social and cultural history, History of Architecture, Modern Period, C 1500 Onwards