The Bayeux Tapestry

By: Lucien Musset, Prof. Richard Rex (Translator)

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Hardcover | 29 September 2005

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The Bayeux Tapestry is famous as one of the most extraordinary artefacts to survive from the eleventh century. It is an extremely fragile work of art, consisting of woollen threads embroidered on a linen canvas; its incredible length (almost 70 metres), the harmony and brightness of its colours and the richness of its workmanship, make it an object of great fascination. And the events of the years 1064 to 1066 surrounding the contested accession to the English throne of William, Duke of Normandy are so vividly portrayed that we can almost watch the artists' minds at work as they created it. In addition to the historical narrative, it provides an irreplaceable picture of eleventh-century life. This book is designed to present the Tapestry in such a way that the reader can discover the Tapestry step by step. Every episode is illustrated in colour and accompanied by a detailed commentary, but is at the same time situated in its place in the Tapestry as a whole. In this erudite but highly readable study, Lucien Musset, Emeritus Professor at the University of Caen, offers the key to a new approach to a work of art which teems with life.

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[A] strikingly illustrated book, which reproduces in colour every centimetre of the surviving embroidery. [...] Admirably balanced and informed. * SUNDAY TIMES, Books for Christmas round-up 2005. *
[An] extremely valuable volume. [...] To be valued as both a survey of work on the tapestry and an extremely well presented and coherent analysis of a medieval masterpiece. * TOEBI Newsletter *
A magnificently illustrated book, and as such is extremely practical for study, teaching and happy browsing. * FINDS RESEARCH GROUP *
[Presents] a new slant, particularly the in-depth analysis of the tapestry's indebtedness to Scandinavia's weaponry, ships, and buildings. Recommended. * CHOICE *
Possibly the most authoritative of the many books spawned by the Tapestry. * HISTORICAL NOVELS REVIEW *
Handsome and very reasonably priced. Clearly aimed at the student and the general reader rather than at the specialist, it would be an attractive purchase for all three. * ENGLISH HISTORICAL REVIEW *
A very interesting and informative book. * HOBILAR *

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Non-Fiction History Earliest Times to Present Day Early History from 500 to 1500 Arts & Entertainment History of Art & Design Styles Byzantine & Medieval Art from 500 to 1400 Art Forms Textiles in Art Tapestries Design, Industrial & Commercial Arts, Illustration Fashion & Textiles Design

General issues	p. 13
A short history of the tapestry	p. 14
The tapestry in artistic context	p. 18
The style and spirit of the tapestry	p. 26
The captions	p. 34
The characters	p. 40
Soldiers, weapons and combat	p. 44
The ships	p. 56
The buildings and the environment	p. 66
The borders	p. 72
The historical background	p. 76
Notes to part one	p. 82
Commentary	p. 86
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