In Peril On The Sea - Marine Votive
Paintings In The Maltese Islands
by
Prins A.H.J. (1989)
IN PERIL ON THE SEA - MARINE VOTIVE
PAINTINGS IN THE MALTESE ISLANDS
A thoroughly scientific study which is a fount of material for scholars of
Maltese social history, folklore and above all maritime culture. The author's
interest in Malta, of which this book is the product has been in some ten years'
standing. Part I consists of the text proper, and part II of 44 color plates.
Appendices A, B,C, map of islands showing shrines, D which is a valuable
description of ships depicted in Maltese marine ex-voto paintings.
xii+ 206 pages, illustrations in B/W and color
ISBN 1 871684 15 3
€ 18.50