A Celebration of STONE, Malta. Photography: Alex Attard, Text: Conrad Thake

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A Celebration of STONE, Malta. Photography: Alex Attard, Text: Conrad Thake

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This title celebrates the enduring legacy of il-ġebla Maltija and explores the many ways in which Maltese limestone has shaped the islands’ history, architecture, culture, craftsmanship, and identity. Richly illustrated with the striking photography of Alex Attard and accompanied by insightful text by architect and architectural historian Professor Conrad Thake, the publication is both a visual journey and a tribute to Malta’s most precious natural resource.

Author:Photo
Format:Hardback
Pages:256
Year:2026
ISBN:978-9918-23-235-2
Dimensions:325 × 240 cm
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This collection of photographic images reveals stone not merely as a building material, but as an enduring presence within the Maltese landscape and collective memory – shaped by human hands, transformed by light and time, and imbued with cultural and symbolic meaning. Stone possesses an inherent quality of timelessness and authenticity, connecting us spiritually to the origins of our land and to the accumulated memory of those came before us.

Contents

Stones of Antiquity

Stone in the Rural Landscape

Etched in Stone

Stones of Devotion

Stones of Remembrance

Rhetoric in Stone

Symbolic Representations in Stone

Architectural Elements in Stone

Ornamentation in Stone

Vaulting in Stone

Geometry in Stone

Stone and Modernity

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Dimensions	325 × 240 cm

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