Archaeologist in Rome At the Service of the Order - Letters From the Hospitaller Grand Master to Antonio Bosio (16041629)

An Archaeologist in Rome at the Service of the Order presents the so far completely unknown letters between the Grand Masters (Alof de Wignacourt, Luís Mendes de Vasconcellos, Antoine de Paule) and Antonio Bosio.

List of contents

1. Methodological Introduction
2. The Bosio family and its role in the Order of Malta
3. Antonio Bosio: a biography
4. Antonio Bosio's Autograph Documents
5. Letters from the Grand Master to Antonio Bosio at the National Library of Malta: Transcription and translation
6. Comments on the letters
Bibliography and archival sources

About the author

Chiara Cecalupo is Marie Curie Postdoctoral Fellow at the University of Malta. She received her PhD at the Pontificio Istituto di Archeologia Cristiana in Rome and has been collaborating with several research institutions in Italy, Malta, Vatican State, Germany and Spain, among others. Her main research focus is on museology and on the rediscovery of early Christian heritage in the Mediterranean basin. She has a strong interest in the history of archaeology, antiquarian studies and the reception of antiquities from the sixteenth to the nineteenth centuries.

Summary

An Archaeologist in Rome at the Service of the Order presents the so far completely unknown letters between the Grand Masters (Alof de Wignacourt, Luís Mendes de Vasconcellos, Antoine de Paule) and Antonio Bosio.

Product details

• Authors: Chiara Cecalupo
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 25.03.2025
• EAN: 9781032325644
• ISBN: 978-1-0-3232564-4
• No. of pages: 220
• Series: The Military Religious Orders
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History; European History, HISTORY / General, HISTORY / Military / General, RELIGION / History, Rome, military history, RELIGION / Antiquities & Archaeology, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Archaeology, HISTORY / Europe / Italy, History of Religion, Early modern history: c 1450/1500 to c 1700, History and Archaeology, Early 17th century c 1600 to c 1650, history;archeology;military orders;crusades;religious orders