Stephen C. Spiteri (born 15 September 1963) is a Maltese military historian, author, lecturer and preservationist. His work mainly deals with the military history of Malta, particularly military architecture, and he is regarded as the "leading expert on Malta's fortifications."[1]
He is the son of architect Joseph M. Spiteri.[2] Spiteri studied at St. Aloysius' College and the University of Malta. He is the Research Co-ordinator of the Restoration Directorate, the Maltese government's entity responsible for restoring historic buildings, and he is also a lecturer at the International Institute for Baroque Studies of the University of Malta.[3] Spiteri previously served as the Superintendent of Fortifications for a decade, and he was also Acting Curator of the Palace Armoury in the Grandmaster's Palace in Valletta.[4] He later became curator of the Fortifications Interpretation Centre, also in Valletta.[5]
Spiteri has written and illustrated numerous authoritative books dealing with the fortifications of Malta, especially those fortresses built by the Knights Hospitaller. All of them are now collector's items fetching often steep prices. He also edits Arx – Online Journal of Military Architecture and Fortification, which is published via his website MilitaryArchitecture.com. Spiteri is one of the founding members of the Sacra Militia Foundation for the study of Hospitaller Military and Naval History, as well as the Fortress Explorer Society.[4][6][7]
Publications
Discovering the Fortifications of the Order of St. John in Malta (1988) Said International, 184 pp.
The Knights' Fortifications: An Illustrated Guide of the Fortifications Built by the Knights of St. John in Malta (1989, 1990) Published by the author, 240 pp.
The British Fortifications: An Illustrated Guide to the British Fortifications in Malta (1991) Published by the author, 247 pp.
Fortresses of the Cross: Hospitaller Military Architecture (1136–1798) (1994) Heritage Interpretation Services, 674 pp.
The Art of Fortress Building in Hospitaller Malta (2008) BDL Publications, 597 pp.
A Visual Guide to the Fortifications of Malta (2017) BDL Publications, 224 pp. ISBN978-99957-67-38-9.
"Fort Manoel". Journal of Military Architecture and Fortification. ARX (4). 2014.
Further reading
Memories of a forgotten village - Petra Caruana Dingli
Duggan, T. M. P. . Bormla, Malta: Akdeniz University, Mediterranean Civilisations Research Institute. Archived from the original on 12 April 2020. {{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
References
^Rix, Juliet (2010). Malta and Gozo. Bradt Travel Guides. p. 85. ISBN9781841623122.
^Vassallo, Raymond (6 October 2013). "Joseph Spiteri". Times of Malta.
^ ab(PDF). University of Malta. Archived from the original (PDF) on 3 December 2015.
^Di Puccio, Francesca (15 December 2013). . Malta Inside Out. Archived from the original on 4 April 2016.
^. MilitaryArchitecture.com. Archived from the original on 14 February 2016.
^Ciappara, F. (ed.) (2015). Fort Manoel: the design and construction of an 18th-century Hospitaller fort (book review). Journal of Baroque Studies, 1(3), 189-191.]
stephen, spiteri, confused, with, stephen, spiteri, maltese, politician, born, september, 1963, maltese, military, historian, author, lecturer, preservationist, work, mainly, deals, with, military, history, malta, particularly, military, architecture, regarded. Not to be confused with Stephen Spiteri Maltese politician Stephen C Spiteri born 15 September 1963 is a Maltese military historian author lecturer and preservationist His work mainly deals with the military history of Malta particularly military architecture and he is regarded as the leading expert on Malta s fortifications 1 Stephen C SpiteriBorn 1963 09 15 September 15 1963 age 59 NationalityMalteseAcademic backgroundAlma materUniversity of MaltaAcademic workDisciplineMilitary historian author lecturer and preservationistInstitutionsUniversity of Malta as the Research Co ordinator of the Restoration DirectorateWebsitemilitaryarhitecture com Archived Contents 1 Biography 2 Publications 3 Further reading 4 References 5 External linksBiography EditHe is the son of architect Joseph M Spiteri 2 Spiteri studied at St Aloysius College and the University of Malta He is the Research Co ordinator of the Restoration Directorate the Maltese government s entity responsible for restoring historic buildings and he is also a lecturer at the International Institute for Baroque Studies of the University of Malta 3 Spiteri previously served as the Superintendent of Fortifications for a decade and he was also Acting Curator of the Palace Armoury in the Grandmaster s Palace in Valletta 4 He later became curator of the Fortifications Interpretation Centre also in Valletta 5 Spiteri has written and illustrated numerous authoritative books dealing with the fortifications of Malta especially those fortresses built by the Knights Hospitaller All of them are now collector s items fetching often steep prices He also edits Arx Online Journal of Military Architecture and Fortification which is published via his website MilitaryArchitecture com Spiteri is one of the founding members of the Sacra Militia Foundation for the study of Hospitaller Military and Naval History as well as the Fortress Explorer Society 4 6 7 Publications EditDiscovering the Fortifications of the Order of St John in Malta 1988 Said International 184 pp The Knights Fortifications An Illustrated Guide of the Fortifications Built by the Knights of St John in Malta 1989 1990 Published by the author 240 pp The British Fortifications An Illustrated Guide to the British Fortifications in Malta 1991 Published by the author 247 pp Fortresses of the Cross Hospitaller Military Architecture 1136 1798 1994 Heritage Interpretation Services 674 pp British Military Architecture in Malta 1996 Published by the author 561 pp URL https books google com books id E7PfAQAACAAJ amp dq ISBN 978 999096818 7 The Fougasse The Stone Mortar of Malta 1999 Fortresses of the Knights 2001 BDL Publications 382 pp URL https books google com books id FiPrAAAAMAAJ amp q ISBN 978 999097206 1 Armoury of the Knights 2003 The Great Siege 2005 The Art of Fortress Building in Hospitaller Malta 2008 BDL Publications 597 pp A Visual Guide to the Fortifications of Malta 2017 BDL Publications 224 pp ISBN 978 99957 67 38 9 Fort Manoel Journal of Military Architecture and Fortification ARX 4 2014 Further reading EditMemories of a forgotten village Petra Caruana Dingli Duggan T M P Erasing Malta s Heritage of Surfacing and Paintwork on Facades and Fortifications and A Request to the Reader Bormla Malta Akdeniz University Mediterranean Civilisations Research Institute Archived from the original on 12 April 2020 a href Template Cite journal html title Template Cite journal cite journal a Cite journal requires journal help References Edit Rix Juliet 2010 Malta and Gozo Bradt Travel Guides p 85 ISBN 9781841623122 Vassallo Raymond 6 October 2013 Joseph Spiteri Times of Malta Dr Stephen C Spiteri University of Malta Archived from the original on 14 February 2016 a b Brief Curriculum Vitae Stephen C Spiteri PDF University of Malta Archived from the original PDF on 3 December 2015 Di Puccio Francesca 15 December 2013 The Fortifications Interpretation Centre a must visit in Valletta Malta Inside Out Archived from the original on 4 April 2016 About Us MilitaryArchitecture com Archived from the original on 14 February 2016 Ciappara F ed 2015 Fort Manoel the design and construction of an 18th century Hospitaller fort book review Journal of Baroque Studies 1 3 189 191 External links EditMilitaryArchitecture com at the Wayback Machine archived 5 December 2018 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Stephen C Spiteri amp oldid 1146496820, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
