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"The Maltese Dialogue is the first comprehensive treatise of the history, institutions, and political projects of the Order of the Knights of Saint John of the Hospital, commonly known as the Maltese Order. It was written during the tenure of Grand Master Fra Claude de la Sengle (1553-1557), although the conversation between Commendator Fra Giuseppe Cambiano, one of the Order's most prominent sixteenth-century functionaries, and three Venetian patricians, on which the Dialogue is based, may have taken place even earlier. The contents of the Dialogue fall in three categories: the opening section is the first detailed precis of the Hospitallers' history; then comes the bulk of the treatise, presenting a concise summary of the Order's constitution, institutional and legal organization, election procedures, recruitment of knights, rituals of instalment, and financial matters. The remaining section is a polemical expose arguing for the benefit of the Order's abandoning of Malta and the recapturing of Tripoli"-- Provided by publisher |
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Includes bibliographical references and index |
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In English, translated from the Italian |
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Knights of Malta -- History -- 16th century -- Translations into English
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Cambiano, Giuseppe, active 16th century -- Translations into English
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Knights of Malta -- Organization
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Knights of Malta -- Political activity
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Hospitalers -- Italy -- Venice
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Hospitalers -- Libya -- Tripoli
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Hospitalers -- Greece -- Rhodes (Island)
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Cambiano, Giuseppe, active 16th century
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Petkov, Kiril, 1964- translator
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