The Bayeux Tapestry

by David Bates, Xavier Barral i Altet

The Bayeux Tapestry is impressive in its initial richness and, almost a thousand years after it was made, miraculously preserved. Entirely needle-embroidered in colored 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.

256 pages, Hardcover

Published June 7, 2024

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[Steve West]

This is the book I should have bought when we were on vacation in Bayeux. Scene by scene imagery and commentary. It'll take me a while to get through this book.