{"product_id":"the-bayeux-tapestry-9780099450191","title":"The Bayeux Tapestry","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe vivid scenes on the Bayeux Tapestry depict the events leading up to the Battle of Hastings in 1066. Hicks shows us this world and the miracle of the tapestry's making: the stitches, dyes and strange details in the margins.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eHick's enchantment with the tapestry is compelling, and her style confident and writerly -- Kate Colquhoun * Daily Telegraph *\u003cbr\u003eHicks tells her fascinating tale with the deftest of touches -- Helen Castor * Guardian *\u003cbr\u003eI was bowled over... it is a book full of page-turning vignettes -- Simon Young * Sunday Telegraph *\u003cbr\u003eA fittingly meticulous tribute to the world's fiddliest masterpiece -- Ned Denny * Daily Mail *\u003cbr\u003eWell written, well documented, quite often serious but not too grave, allergic to over -imaginative fantasy but not immune to romantic pull of those colourful worsted threads on plain linen. Carola Hicks's book weaves its own spell -- Peter Mandler * Times Literary Supplement *","brand":"Vintage Publishing","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48732229763415,"sku":"9780099450191","price":17.09,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780099450191.jpg?v=1719996059","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/the-bayeux-tapestry-9780099450191","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}