A History of the Knights of Malta: Volume 1. Or, The Order of the Hospital of St John of Jerusalem, Paperback

Tracing the development of the military religious order of the Knights Hospitaller, this two-volume work by army officer Whitworth Porter (1827-92) first appeared in 1858. It incorporates details of the knights' social habits and customs, along with supplementary material such as royal and papal documents in translation.

• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Author(s): Whitworth Porter
• Illustration(s): 3 Plates, black and white
• Number of pages: 546
• Collection: Cambridge Library Collection - European History
• Publication date: 2013
• Dimensions: 142 x 220 x 33
• Cover type: Paperback / softback