IN PERIL ON THE SEA - MARINE VOTIVE PAINTINGS IN THE MALTESE ISLANDS A thoroughly scientific study which is a fount of material for scholars of Maltese social history, folklore and above all maritime culture. The author's interest in Malta, of which this book is the product has been in some ten years' standing. Part I consists of the text proper, and part II of 44 colour plates. Appendices A, B,C, map of islands showing shrines, D which is a valuable description of ships depicted in Maltese marine ex-voto paintings. xii+ 206 pages, illustrations in B/W and colour ISBN 1 871684 15 3