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Title: Enduring ephemera : an exhibition of rare pamphlets from the UM Library's Archives and Rare Books Collection
Authors: University of Malta Library
Keywords: Exhibitions -- Malta
Exhibition catalogs
Printed ephemera
Libraries -- Special collections -- Printed ephemera
Malta -- History
Issue Date: 2024
Publisher: University of Malta Library
Citation: University of Malta Library. (2024). Enduring ephemera : an exhibition of rare pamphlets from the UM Library's Archives and Rare Books Collection. Msida: University of Malta Library.
Abstract: This exhibition of 70 pamphlets from the UM Library’s Archive collection aims to bring to light the diverse nature of this collection, consisting of pamphlets on a wide variety of topics ranging from accounts of maritime skirmishes during the time of the Order of St. John, to scientific papers and tourist guides printed in the early 1900s, leaflets for catechesis, political pamphlets calling for fairer conditions at the hands of the colonial government and debating the issue of the “language question”, and a number of other topics of interest. While most of the items on display were printed in Malta it is of added interest to note the range of languages used in these slim publications - including Italian, English, Portuguese, Spanish and earlier un-standardised versions of written Maltese.
Din l-esebizzjoni, li hi magħmula minn sebgħin ktejjeb meħudin mill-kollezzjoni tal-Arkivji tal-Librerija tal-Università ta’ Malta, għandha l-għan li titfa’ dawl fuq ilvarjetà wiesgħa ta’ din il-kollezzjoni, li tikkonsisti minn ktejbiet dwar suġġetti diversi li jvarjaw minn informazzjoni fuq ġlidiet marittimi matul iż-żmien tal-Ordni ta’ San Ġwann, għal studji xjentifiċi u gwidi għat-turisti, ipprintjati fil-bidu tas-seklu dsatax, fuljetti għall-katekiżmu, ktejbiet politiċi bl-għajta għal kundizzjonijiet aktar ġusti mill-Gvern kolonjali, u dibattiti fuq ilkwistjoni tal-lingwa, fost suġġetti ta’ interess oħrajn. Għad li ħafna minn dawn il-pubblikazzjonijiet esebiti kienu ppubblikati hawn Malta, wieħed jista’ jinnota li dawn inkitbu b’diversi lingwi - fosthom bit-Taljan, bl-Ingliż, bil-Portugiż, bl- Ispanjol u b’ortografija Maltija li ma kinitx għadha ġiet standardizzata.
URI: https://www.um.edu.mt/library/oar/handle/123456789/128750
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