The Bayeux Tapestry - by Lucien Musset (Paperback)

Book Synopsis

A leading authority on the Bayeux Tapestry examines the work "frame by frame" in this profusely illustrated and annotated volume.

The Bayeux Tapestry is one of the most extraordinary artefacts to survive from the eleventh century: a fragile web of woollen thread on linen, its brilliant colours undimmed after nearly a thousand years. The events of the years 1064 to 1066 surrounding the contested accession to the English throne of William, Duke of Normandy are so vividly portrayed that you can almost watch the artists' minds at work as they created it.

This beautiful full-colour reproduction of the entire Tapestry includes a detailed commentary alongside each episode, so you can follow the story blow by blow.

Review Quotes

[A] strikingly illustrated book, which reproduces in colour every centimetre of the surviving embroidery. [...] Admirably balanced and informed.-- "SUNDAY TIMES"

[An] extremely valuable volume. [...] To be valued as both a survey of work on the tapestry and an extremely well presented and coherent analysis of a medieval masterpiece.-- "TOEBI Newsletter"

[Presents] a new slant, particularly the in-depth analysis of the tapestry's indebtedness to Scandinavia's weaponry, ships, and buildings. Recommended.-- "CHOICE"

A magnificently illustrated book, and as such is extremely practical for study, teaching and happy browsing.-- "FINDS RESEARCH GROUP"

A very interesting and informative book.-- "HOBILAR"

Handsome and very reasonably priced. Clearly aimed at the student and the general reader rather than at the specialist, it would be an attractive purchase for all three.-- "ENGLISH HISTORICAL REVIEW"

Possibly the most authoritative of the many books spawned by the Tapestry.-- "HISTORICAL NOVELS REVIEW"