The Story Of The Bayeux Tapestry

Author : David Musgrove,Michael Lewis
Publisher : Thames & Hudson
Page : 376 pages
File Size : 40,5 Mb
Release : 2021-04-06
Category : Art
ISBN : 9780500776582

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The Story of the Bayeux Tapestry: Unraveling the Norman Conquest by David Musgrove,Michael Lewis Pdf

The definitive and fully illustrated guide to the Bayeux Tapestry. The full history of the events leading up to the Battle of Hastings and the story of the tapestry itself. Most people know that the Bayeux Tapestry depicts the moment when the last Anglo-Saxon king of England, Harold Godwinson, was defeated at the Battle of Hastings in 1066 by his Norman adversary William the Conqueror. However, there is much more to this historic treasure than merely illustrating the outcome of this famous battle. Full of intrigue and violence, the tapestry depicts everything from eleventh-century political and social life—including the political machinations on both sides of the English Channel in the years leading up to the Norman Conquest—to the clash of swords and stamp of hooves on the battle field. Drawing on the latest historical and scientific research, authors David Musgrove and Michael Lewis have written the definitive book on the Bayeux Tapestry, taking readers through its narrative, detailing the life of the tapestry in the centuries that followed its creation, explaining how it got its name, and even offering a new possibility that neither Harold nor William were the true intended king of England. Featuring stunning, full- color photographs throughout, The Story of the Bayeux Tapestry explores the complete tale behind this medieval treasure that continues to amaze nearly one thousand years after its creation.

Author : Andrew Bridgeford
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing USA
Page : 386 pages
File Size : 54,6 Mb
Release : 2009-05-26
Category : History
ISBN : 9780802719409

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1066 by Andrew Bridgeford Pdf

For more than 900 years the Bayeux Tapestry has preserved one of history's greatest dramas: the Norman Conquest of England, culminating in the death of King Harold at the Battle of Hastings in 1066. Historians have held for centuries that the majestic tapestry trumpets the glory of William the Conqueror and the victorious Normans. But is this true? In 1066, a brilliant piece of historical detective work, Andrew Bridgeford reveals a very different story that reinterprets and recasts the most decisive year in English history. Reading the tapestry as if it were a written text, Bridgeford discovers a wealth of new information subversively and ingeniously encoded in the threads, which appears to undermine the Norman point of view while presenting a secret tale undetected for centuries-an account of the final years of Anglo-Saxon England quite different from the Norman version. Bridgeford brings alive the turbulent 11th century in western Europe, a world of ambitious warrior bishops, court dwarfs, ruthless knights, and powerful women. 1066 offers readers a rare surprise-a book that reconsiders a long-accepted masterpiece, and sheds new light on a pivotal chapter of English history.

Author : Carola Hicks
Publisher : Random House
Page : 378 pages
File Size : 40,6 Mb
Release : 2011-07-31
Category : Art
ISBN : 9781407065885

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The Bayeux Tapestry by Carola Hicks Pdf

The vivid scenes on the Bayeux Tapestry depict the events leading up to the Battle of Hastings in 1066. It is one of Europe's greatest treasures and its own story is full of drama and surprise. Who commissioned the tapestry? Was it Bishop Odo, William's ruthless half-brother? Or Harold's dynamic sister Edith, juggling for a place in the new court? Hicks shows us this world and the miracle of the tapestry's making: the stitches, dyes and strange details in the margins. For centuries it lay ignored in Bayeux cathedral until its 'discovery' in the eighteenth century. It became a symbol of power as well as art: townsfolk saved it during the French Revolution; Napoleon displayed it to promote his own conquest; the Nazis strove to make it their own; and its influence endures today. This marvellous book, packed with thrilling stories, shows how we remake history in every age and how a great work of art has a life of its own.

Author : Lucien Musset
Publisher : Boydell Press
Page : 280 pages
File Size : 48,8 Mb
Release : 2005
Category : Art
ISBN : 1843831635

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The Bayeux Tapestry by Lucien Musset Pdf

The story of the Bayeux Tapestry, an embroidered strip of linen telling the story of the events starting in 1064 that led up to the Battle of Hastings and the Norman Conquest of England in 1066

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 234 pages
File Size : 54,9 Mb
Release : 2004
Category : Art
ISBN : 0500251223

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The Bayeux Tapestry by Anonim Pdf

One of the most unique objects in the world, the Bayeux Tapestry, which depicts the invasion of England by William the Conqueror on a single length of linen, is reproduced here in full color, with annotations explaining the incredible details it contains.

Author : Arthur Colin Wright
Publisher : Pen and Sword
Page : 255 pages
File Size : 40,6 Mb
Release : 2019-07-30
Category : Design
ISBN : 9781526741110

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Decoding the Bayeux Tapestry by Arthur Colin Wright Pdf

For the first time, a scholar reveals the meaning of the marginal images on the Bayeux Tapestry, unlocking a completely new meaning of the work. The story of the Norman Conquest and the Battle of Hastings as shown in the Bayeux Tapestry is arguably the most widely-known in the panoply of English history, and over the last 200 years there have been hundreds of books on the Tapestry seeking to analyze its meanings. Yet, there is one aspect of the embroidery that has been virtually ignored or dismissed as unimportant by historians—the details in the margins. The fables shown in the margins are neither just part of a decorative ribbon, nor are they discontinuous. They follow on in sequence. When this is understood, it becomes clear that they must relate to the action shown on the body of the Tapestry. After careful examination, the purpose of these images is to amplify, elaborate, or explain the main story. In this groundbreaking study, Arthur Wright reveals the significance of the images in the margins. Now it is possible to see the “whole” story as never before, enabling a more complete picture of the Bayeux Tapestry to be constructed. Wright reexamines many of the scenes in the main body of the work, showing that a number of the basic assumptions, so often taught as facts, have been based on nothing more than reasoned conjecture. It might be thought that after so much has been written about the Bayeux Tapestry there was nothing more to be said, but Decoding the Bayeux Tapestry shows how much there is still to be learned.

Author : Michael J. Lewis,David Musgrove
Publisher : Random House
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 53,6 Mb
Release : 2019-08-15
Category : History
ISBN : 9781473531833

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The Bayeux Tapestry by Michael J. Lewis,David Musgrove Pdf

Author : Trevor Rowley
Publisher : The History Press
Page : 241 pages
File Size : 52,9 Mb
Release : 2011-11-30
Category : History
ISBN : 9780752478678

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Man Behind the Bayeux Tapestry by Trevor Rowley Pdf

Odo of Conteville, the younger half-brother of William the Conqueror, was ordained Bishop of Bayeux while still in his teens. A larger than life character, he is best known for commissioning the Bayeaux Tapestry, in which he makes a dashing appearance at the height of the Battle of Hastings. He also played a pivotal role in the planning and implementation of the Conquest of England, after which, as Earl of Kent, he was second only to William in wealth and power.The popular impression of Odo is of a not so loveable rogue, who typified the worst excesses of the Norman conquerors. He was the first Chief Justice of England and on occasion also acted as regent when the king was in Normandy. After defrauding both Crown and Church, however, Odo was disgraced and his plans to raise an unauthorised army for a campaign in Italy, possibly in order to gain the papacy, saw him imprisoned for five years. He was released by the dying William in 1087, but soon rebelled against the new king, his nephew William Rufus.Yet Odo was far from being a loutish philistine. The bishop recognised the value of education and the arts and amongst his less well-known activities was his generous patronage of both. Trevor Rowley’s book is the first full-length biography of Odo, which seeks to redress this balance and to make Bishop Odo’s extraordinary life-story known.TREVOR ROWLEY was Deputy Director of Continuing Education at the University of Oxford for fifteen years. He is an Emeritus Fellow of Kellogg College, Oxford and a Fellow of the Society of Antiquaries. He has written numerous books, including The Normans and The Welsh Borderland (THP). He lives in Oxfordshire.

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Alfred A. Knopf
Page : 240 pages
File Size : 55,5 Mb
Release : 1985
Category : Bayeux tapestry
ISBN : UCSD:31822002769800

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The Bayeux Tapestry by Anonim Pdf

"The Bayeux Tapestry is unique both as a historical document and as a work of art. It was made soon after the Battle of Hastings in 1066, and it tells the story of the events that led up to William the Conqueror's invasion of England and the battle itself."--Amazon.

Author : Elizabeth Carson Pastan,Stephen D. White,Kate Gilbert
Publisher : Boydell & Brewer Ltd
Page : 475 pages
File Size : 50,5 Mb
Release : 2014
Category : Art
ISBN : 9781843839415

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The Bayeux Tapestry and Its Contexts by Elizabeth Carson Pastan,Stephen D. White,Kate Gilbert Pdf

A full and provocative reappraisal of the Bayeux "Tapestry", its origins, design and patronage.

Author : Eric Robert Dalrymple Maclagan
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 88 pages
File Size : 45,5 Mb
Release : 1945
Category : Bayeux tapestry
ISBN : STANFORD:36105004958281

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The Bayeux Tapestry by Eric Robert Dalrymple Maclagan Pdf

Author : Martin K. Foys,Karen Eileen Overbey,Dan Terkla
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 248 pages
File Size : 41,8 Mb
Release : 2016-06-16
Category : Art
ISBN : 1783271248

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The Bayeux Tapestry by Martin K. Foys,Karen Eileen Overbey,Dan Terkla Pdf

New approaches to what is arguably the most famous artefact from the Middle Ages.

Author : David J. Bernstein
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 272 pages
File Size : 47,7 Mb
Release : 1987
Category : Art
ISBN : 0226044009

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The Mystery of the Bayeux Tapestry by David J. Bernstein Pdf

Author : Jean Manco
Publisher : Thames & Hudson
Page : 375 pages
File Size : 47,6 Mb
Release : 2022-11-30
Category : History
ISBN : 9780500777992

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The Origins of the Anglo-Saxons by Jean Manco Pdf

Who are the English? Their language and culture have had an impact on the modern world out of all proportion to the size of their homeland. But what do we really understand about their ancestry? Traditionally they have been seen as the descendants of those Germanic peoples who poured into Britain after the Roman legions departed, today known as the Anglo-Saxons. Alternative interpretations have questioned this picture, or suggested complications. At last, the astonishing progress made in extracting and analysing ancient DNA means that theories can be tested empirically, shedding new light on the movement and migrations of peoples in the past. Skillfully and accessibly blending together results from this cutting-edge DNA technology with new research from archaeology and linguistics, Jean Manco reveals a long and adventurous journey before a word of English was spoken. Going beyond a narrow focus on the Anglo-Saxon period, she probes into the deep origins of the Germani and their kin, and extends the story to the language of Shakespeare, taken to the first British colony in America. The result is an exciting new history of the English people, and a ground-breaking analysis of their development.

Author : John F. Szabo,Nicholas E. Kuefler
Publisher : Rowman & Littlefield
Page : 576 pages
File Size : 40,7 Mb
Release : 2015-06-18
Category : History
ISBN : 9781442251564

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The Bayeux Tapestry by John F. Szabo,Nicholas E. Kuefler Pdf

With over 1780 entries, Szabo and Kuefler offer the largest and most heavily annotated bibliography on the Tapestry ever written.