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Making Sense of the Bayeux Tapestry

Readings and Reworkings. Studies in Design and Material Culture

Format: Hardback
Publisher: Manchester University Press, Manchester, United Kingdom
Published: 28th Jun 2016
Dimensions: w 167mm h 242mm d 24mm
Weight: 585g
ISBN-10: 0719095352
ISBN-13: 9780719095351
Barcode No: 9780719095351
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This book aims to make sense of the Bayeux Tapestry by bringing together answers to a number of questions which this famous hanging presents to the viewer. How did the embroiderers organise the stitching of the Bayeux Tapestry? Are its limited colours used with greater sophistication than viewers have recognised? What do we know of the Tapestry's supporting cast: naked figures in the margins and clerics present at events in the main register? Can we learn anything about the original purpose of the Tapestry from detailed examination of Bayeux Cathedral's 1476 Inventory, the first known reference to the Tapestry's existence? This book combines up-to-the-minute research with an introduction that draws on the contributors' personal observations in order to interrogate the Tapestry's enduring value. Bringing together contributions from leading specialists and newer voices in the field, it will be essential reading for students and scholars of the Bayeux Tapestry, medieval art and culture. -- .

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