The Bayeux Tapestry

David Bates, Xavier Barral i Altet

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Citadel
01 July 2024

Textile artworks; Exhibition catalogues & specific collections; History

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.

AUTHORS: Xavier Barral i Altet is a French art historian specialising in Late Antiquity and the Medieval, Romanesque and Gothic worlds, subjects he teaches at Ca'Foscari University in Venice.

David Bates, an English historian specialising in the Anglo- Norman world (10th18th centuries), is the former director of the Institute of Historical Research in London (20032008), emeritus professor at the University of East Anglia and doctor honoris causa of the University of Caen Normandy.

235 colour illustrations

By: David Bates, Xavier Barral i Altet
Imprint: Citadel
Country of Publication: France
Dimensions: Height: 273mm, Width: 250mm, Spine: 30mm
Weight: 1.570kg
ISBN: 9782386110092
ISBN 10: 2386110095
Pages: 256
Publication Date: 01 July 2024
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Unspecified

Xavier Barral i Altet is a French art historian specialising in Late Antiquity and the Medieval, Romanesque and Gothic worlds, subjects he teaches at Ca’Foscari University in Venice. David Bates, an English historian specialising in the Anglo- Norman world (10th–18th centuries), is the former director of the Institute of Historical Research in London (2003–2008), emeritus professor at the University of East Anglia and doctor honoris causa of the University of Caen Normandy.