Making sense of the Bayeux tapestry: readings and reworkings

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 ha...

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1. Verfasser: Henderson, Anna C. (VerfasserIn)
Weitere Verfasser: Owen-Crocker, Gale R. 1947- (MitwirkendeR)
Format: Buch
Sprache:English
Veröffentlicht: Manchester Manchester University Press 2016
Schriftenreihe:Studies in design & material culture
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Zusammenfassung: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
Beschreibung:xii, 16 ungezählte Seiten Bildtafeln, 209 Seiten Illustrationen, Karten
ISBN:9780719095351