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The Bayeux Tapestry is impressive in its initial richness and, almost a thousand years after it was made, miraculously preserved. Entirely needle-embroidered in coloured woolen threads, it recounts the conquest of the Kingdom of England by Duke William of Normandy. The universal significance of this secular masterpiece from the eleventh century has earned it a place on UNESCO's Memory of the World register. This beautiful book unfolds the whole work with accompanying detailed commentaries. It provides an update on current research, bringing together two erudite points of view from both sides of the Channel.

The Bayeux Tapestry

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Hardback by David Bates

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The Bayeux Tapestry is impressive in its initial richness and, almost a thousand years after it was made, miraculously preserved.... Read more

    Publisher: Citadelles & Mazenod
    Publication Date: 01/07/2024
    ISBN13: 9782386110092, 978-2386110092
    ISBN10: 2386110095

    Non Fiction , Art & Photography

    Description

    The Bayeux Tapestry is impressive in its initial richness and, almost a thousand years after it was made, miraculously preserved. Entirely needle-embroidered in coloured woolen threads, it recounts the conquest of the Kingdom of England by Duke William of Normandy. The universal significance of this secular masterpiece from the eleventh century has earned it a place on UNESCO's Memory of the World register. This beautiful book unfolds the whole work with accompanying detailed commentaries. It provides an update on current research, bringing together two erudite points of view from both sides of the Channel.

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