Decoding the Bayeux Tapestry
The Secrets of History's Most Famous Embriodery Hiden in Plain Sight
$78.02
- Hardcover
192 pages
- Release Date
7 May 2019
Summary
The story of the Norman Conquest and the Battle of Hastings, as depicted in the Bayeux Tapestry, is arguably the most widely known in English history. For over 200 years, hundreds of books have portrayed the Tapestry and sought to analyze its meanings. However, one aspect of the embroidery has been virtually ignored or dismissed as unimportant by historians: the details in the margins.
These marginal fables are not merely decorative or discontinuous; they follow on in sequence. Unders…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781526741103 |
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| ISBN-10: | 1526741105 |
| Author: | Arthur Wright |
| Publisher: | Pen & Sword Books Ltd |
| Imprint: | Frontline Books |
| Format: | Hardcover |
| Number of Pages: | 192 |
| Release Date: | 7 May 2019 |
| Weight: | 724g |
| Dimensions: | 246mm x 172mm |
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About The Author
Arthur Wright
Arthur C. Wright has long been involved in education. He has written about, spoken on, and demonstrated history for many years, using models, replicas, and reconstructions to bring objects, people, and places to life.
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