The Knights of Malta, digitized

The Malta Study Center of the Hill Museum & Manuscript Library announces that it will resume manuscript preservation work in Malta.

On Oct. 23, Dr. Theresa M. Vann, The Joseph S. Micallef Curator of the Malta Study Center, will sign a contract with Mr. Charles J. Farrugia, national archivist of Malta, to digitize the Magna Curia Castellaniae collection held in the Banca Giuratale, Mdina. . .

The Magna Curia Castellaniae is the archives of the central law court of the Knights of Malta. This court had jurisdiction over civil and criminal cases on the islands of Malta and Gozo. The archives consist of 1,411 volumes plus various registers and indexes, dating from 1543 until 1798. . .

The Malta Study Center of the Hill Museum & Manuscript Library has already microfilmed the Archives of the Knights of Malta, held in the National Library of Malta. The archives date back to the 12th century, and are an important source for the history of crusading warfare and Mediterranean culture. . .

The Hill Museum & Manuscript Library is also currently digitizing the archives of the Rome Priory of the Knights of Malta, and it is engaged in several manuscript digitization projects among Christian communities in the Middle East.

Posted by David on October 25, 2007 7:53 AM