Description: The Bayeux Tapestry. Bayeux, Mediatheque Municipale: Ms.1 Brown, Shirley Ann Turnhout Brepols 2014 Softcover 8vo 8" - 9" tall KB62...316 pp. Large octavo. Still in publisher's shrinkwrap. Cream and oxblood red card covers with detail of the tapestry. Top back of shrinkwrap has a small tear. Book itself is pristine. "The Bayeux Tapestry is a late eleventh-century embroidery, 68.5 metres/224 feet long, visualizing events leading up to the Battle of Hastings in 1066 and the subsequent Norman Conquest of England. In the past 300 years, since its rediscovery in Bayeux Cathedral, it has provided fertile ground for the musings, opinions, and investigations of antiquarians, scholars, novelists, journalists, and other interested parties. This volume reconstructs the often turbulent history of this remarkable work of art, and offers a critical analysis and annotated bibliography of the more than 1000 publications which have attempted to answer the many questions it has provoked. Discussions have focused on the origin of the Tapestry – workshop location, patronage, artistic sources, dating, and purpose. The narrative has been interpreted as Norman propaganda by some, as English propaganda by others. Its legitimacy as an historical document has been evaluated, often with contradictory conclusions, and attention has been drawn to its value as a reflection of contemporary life and customs. The Latin inscriptions have been analysed and shown to exhibit both English and French characteristics. Links have been proposed with English and French epic poetry, while recent scholarship has brought literary and communication theories into discussions. Its numerous reproductions, facsimiles, and “spinoffs” attest efforts to make it known to a greater audience, while emphasizing its relevance for modern viewers. It has become the world's most famous textile. " WE ARE LOCATED IN CANADA but we can ship using USPS International Customers -- we may be able to ship more cheaply than we show - please e-mail us to see what we can offer to your location. US Customers - We ship twice or more a week using the US Postal Service via our courier from Canada to our mailing address in New York and then on to US addresses.We are able to offer competitive rates with this service, but if you require quicker shipping, please inquire. For books over $799 we may ship via CanadaPost from Toronto. Canadian customers -- we may have to charge HST/GST for Canadian purchases (generally 5% for books). However, shipping is generally lower than on ebay's shipping cost calculator. Email me with your province and I'll be happy to calculate HST and shipping. We are happy to combine shipping! For our international customers, import duties, taxes and charges are not included in the item price or shipping charges. These charges are the buyer's responsibility. Please check with your country's customs office to determine what these additional costs will be prior to bidding/buying. These charges are normally collected by the delivering freight (shipping) company or when you pick the item up -- do not confuse them with additional shipping charges. We really cannot show merchandise below value or mark items as "gifts" - it can get us into all kinds of trouble with customs. Since Brexit, shipping to the UK may require a VAT invoice. We have been selling books for over 20 years and pack and ship them with care. Thanks for bidding and thanks for being a fellow book lover. See our other listings for more unusual and rare books.
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Author: Brown, Shirley Ann
Book Title: The Bayeux Tapestry. Bayeux, Mediatheque Municipale: Ms.1
Cover: Softcover
Language: English
Book Series: Journal of Medieval Latin
Publisher: Brepols
Publication Year: 2014
Place Published: Turnhout
Pages: 316
Format: Softcover
Title: The Bayeux Tapestry. A Souce Book,Journal of Medieval Latin 9,
Book Condition: Very Good with no dust jacket
Features: KB62...316 pp. Large octavo. Still in publisher's shrinkwrap., Cream and oxblood red card covers with detail of the tapestry., Top back of shrinkwrap has a small tear. Book itself is, pristine. "The Bayeux Tapestry is a late eleventh-century, embroidery, 68.5 metres/224 feet long, visualizing events, leading up to the Battle of Hastings in 1066 and the subsequent, Norman Conquest of England. In the past 300 years, since its, rediscovery in Bayeux Cathedral, it has provided fertile ground, for the musings, opinions, and investigations of antiquarians,, scholars, novelists, journalists, and other interested parties., This volume reconstructs the often turbulent history of this, remarkable work of art, and offers a critical analysis and, annotated bibliography of the more than 1000 publications which, have attempted to answer the many questions it has provoked., Discussions have focused on the origin of the Tapestry –, workshop location, patronage, artistic sources, dating, and, purpose. The narrative has been interpreted as Norman, propaganda by some, as English propaganda by others. Its, legitimacy as an historical document has been evaluated, often, with contradictory conclusions, and attention has been drawn to, its value as a reflection of contemporary life and customs. The, Latin inscriptions have been analysed and shown to exhibit both, English and French characteristics. Links have been proposed, with English and French epic poetry, while recent scholarship, has brought literary and communication theories into, discussions. Its numerous reproductions, facsimiles, and, “spinoffs” attest efforts to make it known to a greater, audience, while emphasizing its relevance for modern viewers., It has become the world's most famous textile. "
