The art of fortress building in Hospitaller Malta, 1530-1798
Subtitle: a study of building methods, materials, and techniques
By: Stephen C. Spiteri
Edition: Limited first ed.
Publisher: BDL Pub.
Published: 2008
Place of publication: [San Gwann], Malta
Language: eng
Number of pages: 597
ISBN-13: 9789995720063
Subjects: Fortification; History; Defenses
Notes: "Published under the auspices of the International Institute of Baroque Studies, University of Malta."

Includes bibliographical references (p. 531-539) and index.
Table of contents: title: Fortress building before 1530; title: The making of a bulwark of Christendom; title: Completion of a scheme; title: The administration of fortress building; title: The principles of defence; title: Proposals, plans, and foundations; title: The structure and form of ramparts; title: Gateways and sally-ports; title: Auxiliary buildings; title: Outerworks, countermines, and glacis; title: Towers, coastal works, and field defences; title: Building materials; title: Building equipment and tools; title: Repair and maintenance; title: Arming the fortress; title: Postscriptum : the Hospitaller legacy in the 1800s.