ViGiLO - Din l-Art ÄŚelwa
ISSUE 54 • NOVEMBER 2020
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THE ANATOMY OF
MANUSCRIPTS Over 600 manuscripts treated for the Notarial Archives By Theresa Zammit Lupi
Notary de Agatijs R202 Vol 4 showing severe war damage
For those who have never been to the Notarial Archives in St Christopher Street, Valletta, it must be said that prior to the intervention of Dr Joan Abela in 2004, the place was in shambles with little hope for its recovery. After the setting up of NARC (the Notarial Archives Resource Council, later NAF Notarial Archives Foundation), and several years of voluntary work, the Archives began to change radically, both in terms of its upkeep, and its approach to preservation and access for researchers.
