Rediscovering the archival history of the Order of Saint John: the proofs of admission of the Langue of Italy (c.15th-c.18th)

This paper presents the preliminary findings obtained through rediscovery of archival history Order in early modern age, with a focus on Italian and Maltese funds. Particular attention is paid to rules procedures case study Langue Italy proofs admission into Order, reconstruction custodial records from unpublished perspective Magistral Archives Rome. The also provides an overview methodology designed for cataloguing making accessible this huge fragmented documentary legacy vHMML.org.