9781843831631

Book Description: Boydell Brewer Ltd, United Kingdom, 2005. Hardback. Book Condition: New. annotated edition. 257 x 218 mm. Brand New Book with Free Worldwide Delivery. 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, this masterpiece is unique as a complete example of an art form beloved of the aristocracy in the Romanesque era - the 'historiated' or narrative embroidery. The momentous story it tells is that of one of the turning-points in English and European history, the struggle for the succession to the English throne which culminated in the Battle of Hastings in the fateful year of 1066. The version told is that of the Normans who commissioned it - of Harold's perjury and its dreadful price, death and defeat in battle. Yet the sympathies of the English hands that designed and created it are equally evident. And the Tapestry itself is so close to the events it describes, and portrays them in such vivid detail, as to make it in its own right a historical source of the first order, not only for the political crisis of 1064-66 but also for the social history of eleventh-century life.This book presents a full-colour reproduction of the entire Tapestry, with a detailed commentary alongside each episode, equipping the reader to follow the story blow by blow and this marvellous work of art step by step.In addition, a preliminary study sets the Tapestry in its artistic, cultural and historical context. The late Lucien Musset, Emeritus Professor of the University of Caen, studied the Tapestry of nearby Bayeux for nearly fifty years. This erudite but highly readable survey distils a lifetime's scholarship into a wise and impeccably researched synthesis which enables the modern reader to appreciate what the Tapestry meant in the context of its time, at the start of the last millennium. Bookseller Inventory # ABY9781843831631

Bookseller & Payment Information | More Books from this Seller | Ask Bookseller a Question

Book Description: Boydell Press 2005-03-24, 2005. Hardcover. Book Condition: New. Bookseller Inventory # NU-GRD-04798491

Bookseller & Payment Information | More Books from this Seller | Ask Bookseller a Question

Book Description: Boydell Press, 2005. Hardcover. Book Condition: New. Bookseller Inventory # ST1843831635

Bookseller & Payment Information | More Books from this Seller | Ask Bookseller a Question

Book Description: Book Condition: New. Bookseller Inventory # 3498982-n

Bookseller & Payment Information | More Books from this Seller | Ask Bookseller a Question

Book Description: Boydell & Brewer Ltd. Hardback. Book Condition: new. BRAND NEW, The Bayeux Tapestry (annotated edition), Lucien Musset, Richard Rex, 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, this masterpiece is unique as a complete example of an art form beloved of the aristocracy in the Romanesque era - the 'historiated' or narrative embroidery. The momentous story it tells is that of one of the turning-points in English and European history, the struggle for the succession to the English throne which culminated in the Battle of Hastings in the fateful year of 1066. The version told is that of the Normans who commissioned it - of Harold's perjury and its dreadful price, death and defeat in battle. Yet the sympathies of the English hands that designed and created it are equally evident. And the Tapestry itself is so close to the events it describes, and portrays them in such vivid detail, as to make it in its own right a historical source of the first order, not only for the political crisis of 1064-66 but also for the social history of eleventh-century life.This book presents a full-colour reproduction of the entire Tapestry, with a detailed commentary alongside each episode, equipping the reader to follow the story blow by blow and this marvellous work of art step by step. In addition, a preliminary study sets the Tapestry in its artistic, cultural and historical context. The late Lucien Musset, Emeritus Professor of the University of Caen, studied the Tapestry of nearby Bayeux for nearly fifty years. This erudite but highly readable survey distils a lifetime's scholarship into a wise and impeccably researched synthesis which enables the modern reader to appreciate what the Tapestry meant in the context of its time, at the start of the last millennium. Bookseller Inventory # B9781843831631

Bookseller & Payment Information | More Books from this Seller | Ask Bookseller a Question

Book Description: Boydell and Brewer Ltd, 2005. Hardback. Book Condition: New. New book. Shipped from UK. Bookseller Inventory # GB-9781843831631

Bookseller & Payment Information | More Books from this Seller | Ask Bookseller a Question

Book Description: Boydell & Brewer Ltd The Boydell Press, 2005. hardback. Book Condition: New. *** NEW COPY *** TITLE SHIPPED FROM UK *** Binding hardback 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, this masterpiece is unique as a complete. Bookseller Inventory # 1843831635

Bookseller & Payment Information | More Books from this Seller | Ask Bookseller a Question

Book Description: The Boydell Press, Woodbridge, 2005. Book Condition: New. Bookseller Inventory # 6876785

Bookseller & Payment Information | More Books from this Seller | Ask Bookseller a Question

Book Description: Boydell Press, 2005. Gardners. Book Condition: New. Brand New Book -Will ship 1st class to the UK or Airmail worldwide. Airmail 2-7 day approximate shipping time. Please view our shopfront for more details on postage, packaging and shipping. Bookseller Inventory # GARD1843831631

Bookseller & Payment Information | More Books from this Seller | Ask Bookseller a Question

Book Description: Boydell and Brewer Ltd Country = UNITED KINGDOM, 2005. Hardback. Book Condition: New. annotated ed. 272 pages. A leading authority on the Bayeux Tapestry examines the work "frame by frame" in this profusely illustrated and annotated volume. 95, 95 colour Edition annotated ed (Hardback). Bookseller Inventory # AB1843831635

Bookseller & Payment Information | More Books from this Seller | Ask Bookseller a Question