Armorial Tombs in Malta

[sebn...@gmail.com]

Hi all,

I've been exploring the website of St John’s Co-Cathedral in Valletta, Malta, which was built as the conventual church for the SMOM (http://www.stjohnscocathedral.com). If you haven't already viewed it, it is a real treat.

You are probably familiar with the inlaid marble and lapidary tombs of knights with incredible armorial displays: http://www.garyschwartzarthistorian.nl/images/fck-uploaded/Image/VallettaCoCathedralFloorOverview.jpg

You've probably seen François Velde's great page on this:
http://heraldica.org/topics/national/malta3.htm

What I found really neat is that the catherdral's website includes a full list of the names of the armigers: http://www.stjohnscocathedral.com/inlaid-marble-tombs/full-tomb-lapidary-list.html

There is also an interactive map where you can click on different parts of the floor plan and the website will display information about each tomb and, in many cases, detailed images of the armorial gravestones: http://www.stjohnscocathedral.com/inlaid-marble-tombs.html

Here is an example:
http://www.stjohnscocathedral.com/index.php?id=17&KeepThis=true&TB_iframe=true&height=550&width=900

http://www.stjohnscocathedral.com/typo3temp/pics/3_035766624a.jpg

http://www.stjohnscocathedral.com/typo3temp/pics/3_d33e7fb39d.jpg

Cheers,

Sebastian Nelson

[Tim Powys-Lybbe]

On 14 Apr at 17:13, sebn...@gmail.com wrote:

> Hi all,
>

> I've been exploring the website of St John�s Co-Cathedral in Valletta,

> Malta, which was built as the conventual church for the SMOM
> (http://www.stjohnscocathedral.com). If you haven't already viewed
> it, it is a real treat.
>
> You are probably familiar with the inlaid marble and lapidary tombs of
> knights with incredible armorial displays:
>
http://www.garyschwartzarthistorian.nl/images/fck-uploaded/Image/VallettaCoCathedralFloorOverview.jpg
>

> You've probably seen Fran�ois Velde's great page on this:

> http://heraldica.org/topics/national/malta3.htm
>
> What I found really neat is that the catherdral's website includes a
> full list of the names of the armigers:
>
http://www.stjohnscocathedral.com/inlaid-marble-tombs/full-tomb-lapidary-list.html
>
> There is also an interactive map where you can click on different
> parts of the floor plan and the website will display information about
> each tomb and, in many cases, detailed images of the armorial
> gravestones:
> http://www.stjohnscocathedral.com/inlaid-marble-tombs.html
>
> Here is an example:
>
http://www.stjohnscocathedral.com/index.php?id=17&KeepThis=true&TB_iframe=true&height=550&width=900
>
> http://www.stjohnscocathedral.com/typo3temp/pics/3_035766624a.jpg
>
> http://www.stjohnscocathedral.com/typo3temp/pics/3_d33e7fb39d.jpg
>
> Cheers,
>
> Sebastian Nelson

As ever, fantastic stuff. Many thanks for putting this together and
sharing with us.

--
Tim Powys-Lybbe t...@powys.org
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[Derek Howard]

On Sunday, April 14, 2013 6:13:54 PM UTC+2, sebn...@gmail.com wrote:
> I've been exploring the website of St John’s Co-Cathedral in Valletta, Malta,
> which was built as the conventual church for the SMOM
> (http://www.stjohnscocathedral.com). If you haven't already viewed it,
> it is a real treat.

<snip>

Many thanks for those links. I have not been to Malta since the mid-1960s and a return is obviously called for. A splendid collection. Pity rec.heraldry does not display images. It is also a pity that getting such work done these days is neither easy nor cheap, so I don't suppose there is likely to be a flow of many such tombstones in future.

Derek Howard