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The Bayeux Tapestry

- The Life Story of a Masterpiece
Af: Carola Hicks Engelsk Paperback

The Bayeux Tapestry

- The Life Story of a Masterpiece
Af: Carola Hicks Engelsk Paperback
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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 lay ignored in Bayeux cathedral until its ''discovery'' in the eighteenth century. It became a symbol of power as well as art: townsfolk saved it during the French Revolution; Napoleon displayed it to promote his own conquest; the Nazis strove to make it their own; and its influence endures today.

This marvellous book, packed with thrilling stories, shows how we remake history in every age and how a great work of art has a life of its own.

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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 lay ignored in Bayeux cathedral until its ''discovery'' in the eighteenth century. It became a symbol of power as well as art: townsfolk saved it during the French Revolution; Napoleon displayed it to promote his own conquest; the Nazis strove to make it their own; and its influence endures today.

This marvellous book, packed with thrilling stories, shows how we remake history in every age and how a great work of art has a life of its own.

Produktdetaljer
Sprog: Engelsk
Sider: 368
ISBN-13: 9780099450191
Indbinding: Paperback
Udgave:
ISBN-10: 0099450194
Kategori: Kunsthistorie
Udg. Dato: 1 mar 2007
Længde: 24mm
Bredde: 130mm
Højde: 197mm
Forlag: Vintage Publishing
Oplagsdato: 1 mar 2007
Forfatter(e): Carola Hicks
Forfatter(e) Carola Hicks


Kategori Kunsthistorie


ISBN-13 9780099450191


Sprog Engelsk


Indbinding Paperback


Sider 368


Udgave


Længde 24mm


Bredde 130mm


Højde 197mm


Udg. Dato 1 mar 2007


Oplagsdato 1 mar 2007


Forlag Vintage Publishing