April 12, 2024
1973, The Bayeux Tapestry and the Norman Invasion, HBw/SC, Folio Soc, 1st VG
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With an Introduction and a translation from the contemporary account of William of Poitiers by Lewis Thorpe. Second Impression published by the Folio Society in 1973.NEAR FINE CONDITION, no wear to slipcase, boards, and book interior. 64 pages of text followed by 46 pages of plates.On the Bayeux Tapestry from Wikipedia: "The Bayeux Tapestry (UK: /baɪˈjɜːr/, US: /bɑːˈjuː, beɪ-/; French: Tapisserie de Bayeux, IPA: [tapisʁi də bajø], or La telle du conquest; Latin: Tapete Baiocense) is an embroidered cloth nearly 70 metres (230 ft) long and 50 centimetres (20 in) tall [1][2][3] , which depicts the events leading up to the Norman conquest of England concerning William, Duke of Normandy, and Harold, Earl of Wessex, later King of England, and culminating in the Battle of Hastings. It is thought to date to the 11th century, within a few years after the battle. It tells the story from the point of view of the conquering Normans.According to Sylvette Lemagnen, conservator of the tapestry, in her 2005 book La Tapisserie de Bayeux:The Bayeux tapestry is one of the supreme achievements of the Norman Romanesque .... Its survival almost intact over nine centuries is little short of miraculous ... Its exceptional length, the harmony and freshness of its colours, its exquisite workmanship, and the genius of its guiding spirit combine to make it
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