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Miller, Stephen. "The knights of st john." Eye 2, no. 5 (September 1988): 455–62. http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/eye.1988.92.

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Friggieri, Oliver. "Maltese literature under the knights of St. John." Neohelicon 24, no. 1 (March 1997): 23–36. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/bf02572977.

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Allen, David Frank. "St Francis De Sales and the Hospitaller Knights of St John of Jerusalem during the Catholic Reformation." Downside Review 123, no. 432 (July 2005): 170–79. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/001258060512343203.

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D'AVENIA, FABRIZIO. "Making Bishops in the Malta of the Knights, 1530-1798." Journal of Ecclesiastical History 66, no. 2 (April 2015): 261–79. http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/s0022046914002061.

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During the early modern age the appointment of Maltese bishops involved conflicts in the management of ecclesiastical patronage, jurisdictional issues and international diplomacy. The procedure for appointment, established by Charles v in 1530 when he granted Malta to the Order of St John, was the result of a compromise: safeguarding rights of royal patronage without undermining the independence of an international military order. It is important, however, to underline the reforming activity conducted by bishops appointed in such political ways, especially through the application of some institutions provided by the Council of Trent, such as diocesan synods.

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Reedy, William T. "The Cartulary of the Knights of St. John of Jerusalem in England, Secunda Camera: Essex. Michael Gervers." Speculum 60, no. 4 (October 1985): 979–82. http://dx.doi.org/10.2307/2853752.

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Szçzepanowska, Hanna, and Elisabeth West FitzHugh. "Fourteenth-century documents of the Knights of St. John of Jerusalem: analysis of inks, parchment and seals." Paper Conservator 23, no. 1 (January 1999): 36–45. http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/03094227.1999.9638615.

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BUTTIGIEG, EMANUEL. "KNIGHTS, JESUITS, CARNIVAL, AND THE INQUISITION IN SEVENTEENTH-CENTURY MALTA." Historical Journal 55, no. 3 (July 2012): 571–96. http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/s0018246x12000180.

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AbstractBetween 1530 and 1798, Malta, the southernmost tip of Catholic Europe, was home to the military-religious Order of St John (of Malta). This organization traced its origins to the years just before the beginning of the crusades in late eleventh-century Palestine. From Malta, the Order sought to keep up its dual mission of hospitality (hence the appellative of hospitallers) and fighting the infidel Muslim at sea. From 1592 to 1768 the Society of Jesus was present in this Catholic outpost from where it supported the mission of the Order and sought to remould hospitaller piety. The relationship between these two organizations had ramifications that spread beyond tiny Malta, both because of the issues that arose between them, as well as because of the international composition of the Order and the Society. The Carnival of 1639 proved to be a defining moment in this relationship; though generally passed over as a ‘temporary disturbance’ this article emphasizes that it was more than this by looking at the dynamics of the links between hospitallers, Jesuits, the Inquisition, and Carnival. This article is based on a wider range of sources than previous studies, which will help to bring out the nuances of the subject under investigation.

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Fleet, Kate. "Bruce Ware Allen, The Great Siege of Malta: The Epic Battle between the Ottoman Empire and the Knights of St. John." European History Quarterly 47, no. 2 (April 2017): 324–25. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0265691417695979a.

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Knobler, Adam. "Holy Wars, Empires, and the Portability of the Past: The Modern Uses of Medieval Crusades." Comparative Studies in Society and History 48, no. 2 (March 8, 2006): 293–325. http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/s0010417506000120.

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On 12 June 1798, Napoleon Bonaparte took control of the islands of Malta. The Knights Hospitaller surrendered with little fight, and the independently recognized polity of the Knights of St. John, the last bastion of the medieval chivalric orders, fell. Founded in the Middle Ages as a military order created both to carry the sword against Islam and provide shelter and medical care for pilgrims to the Holy Land, the Knights had by the end of the eighteenth century become an anachronism. The Ottoman Empire, the last of the great Muslim powers of the Mediterranean, had long been considered little more than a pawn in larger political struggles on the Continent. The practical application of crusading as church policy had long fallen out of favor. As a military force, the Order was no longer of any consequence. The Grand Council that directed the Order consisted for the most part of Maltese or Italian nobles of little formal training in the strategy and tactics of “modern” warfare. Historians of the late eighteenth century had come to the conclusion that the crusades of the Middle Ages were little more than the fanatical hate mongering of an unenlightened time. As Edward Gibbon wrote: “The principle of the crusades was a savage fanaticism; and the most important effects were analogous to the cause…. The belief of the Catholics was corrupted by new legends…. The active spirit of the Latins preyed on the vitals of their reason and religion…. The lives and labours of millions, which were buried in the East, would have been more profitably employed in the improvement of their native country….”

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Clark, Elaine. "The Cartulary of the Knights of St. John of Jerusalem in England, Part 2, edited by Michael GerversThe Cartulary of the Knights of St. John of Jerusalem in England, Part 2, edited by Michael Gervers. Don Mills, Ontario, Oxford University Press, 1996. cxii, 324 pp. $150.00." Canadian Journal of History 32, no. 2 (August 1997): 246–47. http://dx.doi.org/10.3138/cjh.32.2.246.

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Dissertations / Theses on the topic "Knights of St. John (Nigeria)"

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O'Malley, G. J. "The English Knights Hospitaller, c.1468-1540." Thesis, University of Cambridge, 1999. https://www.repository.cam.ac.uk/handle/1810/272606.

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Abela, Joan Angela. "The impact of the arrival of the Knights of St John on the commercial economy of Malta 1530-1565." Thesis, University of Exeter, 2012. http://hdl.handle.net/10871/8182.

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Much has been written about various aspects of the long presence of the Knights of the Order St John on the island of Malta. Nonetheless, throughout this literature there is one noticeable omission - a study of the commercial development of the harbour area during the first decades of the Order’s rule. Despite Malta’s small size, the presence of the Order of St John (1530 -1798) ensured an inflow of foreign resources which eventually permitted very dense human settlement and an international projection beyond the island’s shores which was largely disproportionate to what would normally have occurred in such a small and sterile island. The maritime nature of the Order and the heavy dependence on imports hastened the creation of an efficient maritime communication system. The development of all these economic activities resulted in a prime economic means of generating wealth and served as a pull factor to a large number of enterprising individuals, both local and foreign. Early modern Hospitaller Malta eventually saw the consolidation of an enterprising business class, which, out of sheer necessity, grew accustomed to operating well beyond its narrow confines. In turn, this contributed to the island becoming more open to connectivity with the outside world. Hence, the main aim of this thesis is to explore in detail various economic activities taking place in Malta during this particular period which spans from 1530 to 1565. The year 1565 has been chosen as a marker since during this year there was a break in the normal chain of events due to the turmoil created by the Great Siege. In order to reach this goal the practical functioning of commerce with its agreements and disputes, its currencies, its trading posts and its nodal points shall be analyzed. Furthermore, this thesis strives to show how notarial evidence, together with that derived from records of various tribunals set up on the island at the time, supplement each other and help to fill in gaps. While discussing different methodological approaches to the study of the Mediterranean, the first chapter of this study shall also assess Malta’s place within the wider Mediterranean historiographical framework. It shall also trace the development of Maltese historiography and its contribution to the study of legal, economic and social issues relating to the sixteenth century. Furthermore, this study shall place the various series of primary sources used for its compilation in their proper context, thus allowing the reader to evaluate better the significance of the information provided. The second chapter shall evaluate how the arrival of the Order provided for the setting up of new institutions and for the promulgation of new laws in order to consolidate its authority over the island despite repeated promises to respect and honour ancient rights and privileges. The following three chapters shall each be dedicated to a particular case study which will try to address specific topics that have been largely neglected in Maltese historiography. Thus, starting with an analysis of the grain trade, which was of the utmost importance for a sterile island with an ever-increasing population, it will be followed by another case study which seeks to evaluate the role of women, their legal persona and how this affected their contribution to the island’s economic activities. The final chapter will try to establish whether there were any commercial links between Malta, often described as the frontier and bulwark of Christianity, and its neighbouring Ottoman North African territories. If such trade existed, how did merchants, both Christian and Muslim, manage to overcome religious antagonism which should have inhibited the easy flow of trade? The objective of this study shall therefore be to shed much-needed light on economic activities taking place in and around the harbour area during a largely unexplored period in Maltese history. Moreover, it shall seek to provide a better understanding of Mediterranean commercial relations since the Maltese harbour was a point of intersection not only for people of different nationalities, but even for people of different faiths, such as Muslims, Jews and Christians of different denominations. All had one common goal which unified them, that is, trading and making profit out of it.

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Duchesne, D. G. "The changing position of the serving brothers and their caritative functions in the order of St. John in Jerusalem and Acre, ca. 1070-1291." Connect to full text, 2008. http://hdl.handle.net/2123/4086.

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Thesis (M.Phil.)--University of Sydney, 2008.
Title from title screen (viewed March 10, 2009) Submitted in fulfilment of the requirements for the degree of Masters of Philosophy to the Medieval Studies programme. Includes bibliographical references.

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WANG, YI-TING, and 王怡婷. "The Study on the Strategies and Tactics for The Knights of St. John in the War of The Great Siege of Malta, 1565." Thesis, 2019. http://ndltd.ncl.edu.tw/handle/9p9r9e.

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The Knights of St. John was founded in the eleventh century which was dedicated to the care and welfare of Christian pilgrims to the Holy land. In the twelfth century, The Knights of St. John had military role, and fought with Muslim in Crusade. In the history, The Knights of St John also know as the "three Great knights" with The Knights of Templar and The Teutonic Knights. After the fall of Acre in 1291, Order moved to Rhodes. Until the siege in 1522 Suleiman the Magnificent had driven them from the island. The Order came to Malta in 1530 Ottoman Empire then attacked Order again in 1565. This battle is called as "The Great Siege of Malta 1565." In this battle, The Order forces and weapons could not compete with the Ottoman Empire, but with the Order's fexible strategy and tractics, also the aid and support from Spain made the Order finally won this battle. Two centuries later, Napoleon Bonaparte had driven Order from the island in 1798. The Order then moved to Russia, and in 1834 settled their headquarter in Rome until now. Since then, the Oeder's focus was back to the original mission, hospitaller, and keep to medical care and humanitarian activities in the world. 　　In this research, the focus will be on The Knights of St John's background, history, operation, and internal organization. It analyzes how the Order defended Ottoman in the Siege of Malta. Final, the author's point of view will be put forward in the conclusion.

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Faktor, Ondřej. "Středověká nástěnná malba v jihozápadních Čechách. (okresy Klatovy, Prachatice, Strakonice)." Doctoral thesis, 2016. http://www.nusl.cz/ntk/nusl-349688.

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Medieval Mural Paintings in Southwest Bohemia (Districts Klatovy, Prachatice, Strakonice) ABSTRACT The thesis focuses on medieval mural paintings preserved in the forty five monuments in the region of southwest Bohemia, i.e. in the three main districts: Klatovy, Prachatice and Strakonice. The core of the thesis is an extensive catologue of the paintings covering the period from the 13th to the 16th centuries which represents first comprehensive treatment of the matter of the region in question. The main focus of the thesis is description of the paintings, their art historical evaluation and complex reconsideration of the literature to the subject including revision of the older proposals. In addition, an introduction of so far neglected, wrongly interpreted and newly discovered paintings contribute to the wide art-historical discussion. Keywords Gothic art, mural paintings, church, castle, chapel, southwest Bohemia, Prácheň region, donor, Bavors of Strakonice, Švihovský of Rýzmberk, Rosenbergs, Knights Hospitallers of St John, Knights of St. John Commendam in Strakonice

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Opatrná, Michaela. "Knihovna Melchiora Gniesena von Kobach." Master's thesis, 2017. http://www.nusl.cz/ntk/nusl-368073.

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Opatrná, Michaela - The Library of Melchior Gniesen von Kobach Faculty of Philosophy at Charles University, Prague 1, sq. Jana Palacha 2 Thesis supervisor: PhDr. Richard Šípek, Ph.D. The aim of this Thesis is to describe the newly discovered Library of Melchior Gniesen von Kobach († 1627), the Council of the Appellate court and the Chancellor of the Maltese Order, which is currently located in Maltese library stored in the Library of the National Archive of the Czech Republic (includes 184 vol.). The theoretical part presents a basic information about the formation and form of town libraries in the early modern period, short description of the Knights of St John in Bohemia, description of the history and current state of the convent library in Prague, Melchior Gniesen's CV and presentation of his library. In the practical part thereis a complete catalog of the surviving books of the Library of Melchior Gniesen, its content and formal analysis, followed by evaluation of the importance of work. Used research methods are: observation, document analysis and analogy.

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Hule, Jan. "Annín, Kašperské Hory a Strakonice jako modelové příklady stylové orientace a kulturně historických okolností vzniku nástěnných maleb před polovinou 14. století na Prácheňsku." Master's thesis, 2014. http://www.nusl.cz/ntk/nusl-332016.

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The subject of this diploma thesis are medieval murals from the first half of the 14th century in Annin, Kasperske Hory and Strakonice. The thesis is focused primarily on detailed analysis of wall paintings, iconographic and stylistic evaluation in national context and context of neighboring countries. then the summary of the cultural and historical circumstances of origin of the paintings in a defined region together with a partial evaluation of period significance of the Prachen region. Cultural and historical circumstances are also put into context with regional patronage. Another objective of these thesis is to identify issues that require further research, especially in the field of iconographic identification of the particular scenes, and setting the paintings in the broader European context. The conclusion then revise relations of the paintings to Germany and Austria and evaluation of the importance of these areas as intermediary regions in the transfer of stylistic incentives.

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Books on the topic "Knights of St. John (Nigeria)"

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Orji, Basil Chidozie. Knighthood in Nigeria: A reflection. Awka, Nigeria: Doone Publishers, 2007.

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Unegbu, Romanus O. Knighthood in Nigeria: A brief history and the guiding words of wisdom and prayers. Enugu: Nwotite Obioma Press, 2002.

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Knighthood in Nigeria: Brief history of Christian knighthood with guiding words of wisdom and prayers. 2nd ed. [Enugu]: Nwotite Obioma Press, 2002.

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Onoyima, Taddeo. The Catholic knighthood: An experience. [Enugu, Nigeria]: T. Onoyima, 1993.

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Pressinger, Selwyn Hodson. The Knights of St. John & Torphichen, Scotland. London: Sandilands Press, 2005.

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The knights of St John in Essex. Clerkenwell [England]: The Order of St John, 1991.

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Jones, Ivor Wynne. The Order of St. John in Wales. Blaenau Ffestiniog: Llechwedd Slate Caverns, 1993.

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Edmonds, Edward Leslie. The Order of St. John: A short history. St. Julian's, Shrewsbury: Colophon Press, 1986.

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Edmonds, E. L. The Order of St. John: A short history. [s.l.]: [s.n.], 1986.

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Pressinger, Selwyn Hodson. Torphichen & the knights of St. John (Knights of Malta) 1100s-2000 Scotland. London: Talbot Books, 2006.

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Book chapters on the topic "Knights of St. John (Nigeria)"

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Said-Zammit, George A. "The properties and landed possessions of the Knights of St John in Malta." In The Military Orders Volume VII, 5–21. Routledge, 2019. http://dx.doi.org/10.4324/9781351020428-2.

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Starnawska, Maria. "The Knights Hospitallers of St John in Polish lands and Rhodes in the Late Middle Ages." In The Military Orders Volume VII, 218–26. Routledge, 2019. http://dx.doi.org/10.4324/9781351020428-19.

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Brincat, Giuseppe. "L’acquisizione imperfetta di una lingua adstrato L’italiano degli analfabeti a Malta dal Settecento al Novecento." In Politiche e pratiche per l’educazione linguistica, il multilinguismo e la comunicazione interculturale. Venice: Fondazione Università Ca’ Foscari, 2021. http://dx.doi.org/10.30687/978-88-6969-501-8/001.

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The fact that Maltese has adopted over 20,000 Sicilian and Italian words, including 41% of its vocabulary at the Threshold Level, shows that this is not a case of borrowing at the higher social levels. To explain this unusual phenomenon the extraordinary growth in the island’s population and its rapid development under the Knights of St John and the British government are taken into account. Whereas works written in Italian from the 16th to the 20th century are abundant, and their quality is not inferior to those written in Italy, little is known about the efforts made by illiterate persons to speak the high language. The paper presents a few symptomatic comments and samples from the past, and from the present.

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Abulafia, David. "Akdeniz – the Battle for the White Sea, 1550–1571." In The Great Sea. Oxford University Press, 2011. http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/oso/9780195323344.003.0036.

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Jean de Valette was a Knight of St John who had led slave raids in the days when the Hospitallers were based on Rhodes. Several years after the evacuation of Rhodes, whose capitulation he had witnessed, he was appointed governor of Tripoli, granted to the Knights along with Malta; then in 1541 his galley, the San Giovanni, had an altercation with Turkish pirates, and he was captured and put to work as a galley slave at the ripe age (for those times) of forty-seven. He survived the humiliation for a year, until the Knights of Malta and the Turks effected a prisoner exchange. Back in Malta he rose up the hierarchy of the Order; he was known for his occasional bursts of temper, but he was also admired as a brave, imposing figure. He was emerging as a potential leader of the Order just as Turkish power edged ever closer to Malta, and indeed Sicily. In 1546, Turgut, or Dragut, one of the most capable naval commanders in Turkish service, captured Mahdia on the Tunisian coast, though the Spaniards recaptured it in 1550. Turgut clashed with Andrea Doria’s fleet off Jerba, but he escaped just when Doria seemed to have trapped him; he sailed to Malta and Gozo, laying waste the home islands of the Knights, before a victorious assault on Tripoli, lost after over forty years of Christian occupation. The Spaniards attempted to swing the balance back in their favour, and in 1560 they despatched a fleet of about 100 ships (half of them galleys) in the hope of finally capturing Jerba. Andrea Doria was now elderly, and command was entrusted nepotistically to his heir and great-nephew, Gian Andrea Doria, who was unable to impose on his captains the strict discipline that was needed to hold the line in the face of the Turkish naval counter-attack led by Piyale, a talented young admiral of Christian ancestry. It has been claimed that Piyale’s order to hoist sail and run down the Spanish fleet ‘ranks among the great snap decisions in naval history’.

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Teller, Adam. "The Role of Italian Jewry." In Rescue the Surviving Souls, 142–59. Princeton University Press, 2020. http://dx.doi.org/10.23943/princeton/9780691161747.003.0014.

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This chapter studies the role of Italian Jewry in ransoming Polish Jewish captives. In truth, the most important use for the pidyon shevuyim money as far as Italian Jewry was concerned had nothing to do with Polish Jews and their problems. Instead, ransom money was used primarily to redeem Jewish maritime merchants and travelers who were preyed on by pirates, particularly the Knights of St. John on Malta. This desire to prioritize the needs of the captives on Malta did not mean, however, that Venice totally ignored all other causes. Moreover, the Italian communities in general, though they seem to have understood the benefits of having Venice manage the ransoming on Malta, were not willing entirely to give up their autonomy in how they used their philanthropic funds. This was good news for Polish Jews because it improved their chances of receiving financial support from Italian Jewry. Their requests for that can be divided into two main groups. The first were made by individuals, asking for help with their personal issues. The second were requests for larger groups, most often communities in Poland–Lithuania that were struggling with the costs of recovering from the war or communities outside eastern Europe that were dealing with an influx of Polish Jewish refugees.

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Malcolm, Noel. "An Unknown Account of Ottoman Albania." In Rebels, Believers, Survivors, 38–54. Oxford University Press, 2020. http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/oso/9780198857297.003.0003.

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Antonio Bruni, who until recently was completely unknown to historical scholarship, was an Albanian from the city of Ulcinj (now in Montenegro); the short treatise he wrote in 1596, which was also unknown, offers the first account of Albania by a named Albanian author. This essay begins with a summary account of Bruni’s life: the son of an Albanian member of the Knights of St John (of Malta), he studied in Rome and Avignon, spent some time working in Moldavia and then became an adviser to an exiled Moldavian ruler in Austria. His treatise was probably written for the benefit of a prominent member of the Papal administration in Rome. The whole text of his treatise is given here in translation, fully annotated. Written to advise on the possibility of an Albanian revolt during the Habsburg–Ottoman war, it discusses the ethnic and religious composition of Albania and other territories in the beylerbeylik (Ottoman province) of Rumeli, the social conditions there, and the security situation, especially the strength of local Ottoman forces. This text was a major influence on one of the most popular West European books about the Ottoman Empire, Lazaro Soranzo’s L’Ottomano (1598); this essay also demonstrates the degree of Soranzo’s indebtedness.

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Blackburn, Bonnie J. "Myself when Young: Becoming a Musician in Renaissance Italy—or Not." In Proceedings of the British Academy Volume 181, 2010-2011 Lectures. British Academy, 2012. http://dx.doi.org/10.5871/bacad/9780197265277.003.0007.

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In his Lives, Giorgio Vasari mentions many artists who were talented at music when they were young, prominently Giorgione and Sebastiano del Piombo. Benvenuto Cellini resisted his father's pressure to choose music. Why? How rewarding was a musical profession in Renaissance Italy? It could be very lucrative, both for town musicians such as Cellini's father and for castratos. Moonlighting for banquets, dances, even spying, could bring in additional income. For gentlemen, music was a necessary social grace; they had private tutors, such as Silvestro Ganassi dal Fontego, who was himself a painter as well as a printer. Amateurs could learn from cathedral choirmasters, who were often music theorists, the pinnacle of the profession. The theorist Pietro Aaron, choirmaster at Imola Cathedral, then tutor to the sons of Sebastian Michiel, Grand Prior of the Knights of St John of Jerusalem in Venice, had a wide acquaintance among humanists, noblemen and other musicians, and his letters open a window on the life of a musician. Among his many professions, the writer Antonfrancesco Doni counted music; a madrigal he wrote in 1560 is included in an appendix. The ability to improvise verses and music was much prized, ranging from star performers such as Serafino Aquilano to amateurs such as Niccolò Machiavelli. Portraits of musicians are discussed; they offer important evidence but are difficult to interpret. The theorist Lodovico Zacconi concluded in 1592 that being a musician was not only an honourable and lucrative profession but an enjoyable one.

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Conference papers on the topic "Knights of St. John (Nigeria)"

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Burgassi, Valentina. "Architecture and Spaces of Power in the Knights of St. John of Jerusalem (1530-1798)." In FORTMED2015 - International Conference on Modern Age Fortifications of the Western Mediterranean coast. Editorial Universitat Politècnica de València, 2015. http://dx.doi.org/10.4995/fortmed2015.2015.1665.

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Reports on the topic "Knights of St. John (Nigeria)"

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Greif, Esteban. The Byzantine Hospital Organization and the Knights of St John in Jerusalem. Edicions de la Universitat de Lleida, 2020. http://dx.doi.org/10.21001/itma.2020.14.07.

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