The Bayeux Tapestry: The Life Story of a Masterpiece
By Carola Hicks
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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 …
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Art, Architecture & PhotographyHistoryNonfictionArt - History & CriticismArt - Fashion, Decorative Arts & DesignEuropean HistoryHistory - Reference & StudyGeneral & Miscellaneous ArtDecorative ArtsArt by SubjectsBritish History - General & MiscellaneousHistoriographyArt - General & MiscellaneousTextiles - Rugs & TapestriesHistorical Events in ArtGreat Britain Historiography1066-1485 (Medieval Period) - British History



