Knights of Rhodes - The Palace and the City

This title includes Rhodes: Historical Background; The Knights Of Rhodes, The Order Of St John In Jerusalem; The Establishment Of The Knights On Rhodes; Composition Of The Order And Administration: Social and Ethnic Composition; Central Administration, Officials; Collective Bodies; Local Administration; Ecclesiastical Organization, Economy And Society: Economic Development; The Population: Nationalities and Social Groups; Social Welfare; Intellectual Life And Culture: Learning and Literature; Visual Arts; Painting; Sculpture; The Martial Activities Of The Knights: Conflict with Turkish Expansionism; Organization of Defence and Negotiations; The First Siege (1480); Period of Reconstruction - International Developments; and, The Second Siege and the Departure of the Knights from Rhodes (1522/3). It also includes: The Grand Master's Palace and the City of the knights, Tours in the City of the Knights; Town-plan and Architecture; The Grand Master's Palace: Tour; The Buildings of the Collachium: (Coilachio, Conventus, Chastel), The New Hospital of the Knights (Archaeological Museum); Tour; The Street of the Knights and the 'Inns' of the 'Tongues'; The Naval Dockyard, Arsenal and Buildings in Argyrokastrou Square; Various Buildings; The Buildings Of The City: (Burgus - Burgum); Public Buildings; Houses and Other Buildings; Church Architecture; The Forticafications Of The Medieval City: The Builders; Organization of Defence, Building Techniques and Styles; Description of the Fortification; and, Bibliography.