The Bayeux Tapestry
Editat de Lloyd De Beer, Michael Lewis, Naomi Speakman, Sue Brunningen Limba Engleză Hardback – 10 sep 2026
The Bayeux Tapestry is a unique historical artwork almost 70 metres long, which tells the story of the events leading to the Norman Conquest of England in 1066 by William, Duke of Normandy. Its account of the eleventh century in England and France is like no other, revealing details from civil and military architecture to armour, seafaring and everyday life. Featuring a full-colour reproduction of the Tapestry, this beautiful new book allows the reader to follow the narrative visually, while texts from international experts unpick the importance of the work in understanding this pivotal point in European history.
The latest research into the Tapestry is presented across five chapters that explore its patronage, design and production, its status as an iconic work of art, and its depictions of daily life. Focused profiles woven throughout introduce key figures from the world of the Tapestry, offering moments of personal connection within the sweeping story.
Including a fold-out jacket to reveal a key scene, this publication marks the historic moment of the loan of the Tapestry to the British Museum, the first time it has been displayed outside of France in almost 1,000 years.
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Specificații
ISBN-13: 9780714123530
ISBN-10: 0714123536
Pagini: 272
Dimensiuni: 228 x 266 x 34 mm
Greutate: 1.44 kg
Editura: British Museum Press
ISBN-10: 0714123536
Pagini: 272
Dimensiuni: 228 x 266 x 34 mm
Greutate: 1.44 kg
Editura: British Museum Press
Notă biografică
Editors
Sue Brunning is Curator: Early Medieval European Collection at the British Museum.
Lloyd de Beer is Curator: European Modern Collection at the British Museum.
Michael Lewis is Curator of the Bayeux Tapestry exhibition and Head of Portable Antiquities and Treasure at the British Museum.
Naomi Speakman is Curator: Late Medieval Europe Collection at the British Museum.
With
Millie Horton-Insch is Project Curator of the Bayeux Tapestry exhibition at the British Museum.
Contributors
David Bates is Emeritus Professor of Medieval History at the University of East Anglia.
Pierre Bauduin is Professor of Medieval History at the University of Caen, Normandy, and member of the Centre Michel de Boüard, CRAHAM.
Martin Bostal is Interim Director of the Musée de la Tapisserie de Bayeux and Associate Researcher at the Centre Michel de Boüard, CRAHAM, University of Caen, Normandy.
Luc Bourgeois is Professor of Medieval Archaeology at the University of Caen, Normandy, and member of the Centre Michel de Boüard, CRAHAM.
Richard Gameson is Professor of the History of the Book at Durham University.
Cécile Lagane is Senior Lecturer in Medieval Archaeology at the University of Caen, Normandy, and member of the Centre Michel de Boüard, CRAHAM.
Tom Licence is Professor of Medieval History and Literature at the University of East Anglia.
Alexandra Makin is a Third Century Fellow at Manchester Metropolitan University.
Gale R. Owen-Crocker is Professor Emerita of the University of Manchester.
Elizabeth Carson Pastan is Professor of Art History at Emory University, Atlanta, Georgia.
Clémentine Paquier-Berthelot Head of Exhibitions, Digital and Documentary Programming at the Musée de la Tapisserie de Bayeux.
Pauline Stafford is Professor Emerita at the University of Liverpool.
Elisabeth van Houts FBA is Emeritus Honorary Professor of European Medieval History at the University of Cambridge and a Fellow of Emmanuel College, Cambridge.
Sue Brunning is Curator: Early Medieval European Collection at the British Museum.
Lloyd de Beer is Curator: European Modern Collection at the British Museum.
Michael Lewis is Curator of the Bayeux Tapestry exhibition and Head of Portable Antiquities and Treasure at the British Museum.
Naomi Speakman is Curator: Late Medieval Europe Collection at the British Museum.
With
Millie Horton-Insch is Project Curator of the Bayeux Tapestry exhibition at the British Museum.
Contributors
David Bates is Emeritus Professor of Medieval History at the University of East Anglia.
Pierre Bauduin is Professor of Medieval History at the University of Caen, Normandy, and member of the Centre Michel de Boüard, CRAHAM.
Martin Bostal is Interim Director of the Musée de la Tapisserie de Bayeux and Associate Researcher at the Centre Michel de Boüard, CRAHAM, University of Caen, Normandy.
Luc Bourgeois is Professor of Medieval Archaeology at the University of Caen, Normandy, and member of the Centre Michel de Boüard, CRAHAM.
Richard Gameson is Professor of the History of the Book at Durham University.
Cécile Lagane is Senior Lecturer in Medieval Archaeology at the University of Caen, Normandy, and member of the Centre Michel de Boüard, CRAHAM.
Tom Licence is Professor of Medieval History and Literature at the University of East Anglia.
Alexandra Makin is a Third Century Fellow at Manchester Metropolitan University.
Gale R. Owen-Crocker is Professor Emerita of the University of Manchester.
Elizabeth Carson Pastan is Professor of Art History at Emory University, Atlanta, Georgia.
Clémentine Paquier-Berthelot Head of Exhibitions, Digital and Documentary Programming at the Musée de la Tapisserie de Bayeux.
Pauline Stafford is Professor Emerita at the University of Liverpool.
Elisabeth van Houts FBA is Emeritus Honorary Professor of European Medieval History at the University of Cambridge and a Fellow of Emmanuel College, Cambridge.
Cuprins
Contents
Preface(s)
Director's foreword Cast of characters - Millie Horton-Insch
Introduction - Sue Brunning and Michael Lewis
The Bayeux Tapestry, scene by scene
Chapter 1: Historical context - David Bates
Profile: Edward the Confessor - Tom Licence
Profile: Harold Godwinson - Tom Licence
Profile: William of Normandy - Pierre Bauduin
Chapter 2: Patronage and display - Elizabeth Pastan
Profile: Queen Edith - Pauline Stafford
All information is provisional and subject to change
Chapter 3: Design and production - Alexandra Lester-Makin and Gale R. Owen-Crocker
Profile: Ælfgva/Emma - Elisabeth van Houts
Chapter 4: Artistic context - Richard Gameson
Odo, Bishop of Bayeux - David Bates
Chapter 5: Everyday life - Martin Bostal and Luc Bourgeois
Profile: Minor characters Michael Lewis
Epilogue: The 'afterlife' of the Bayeux Tapestry - Lloyd de Beer, Clémentine Paquier-Berthelot and Naomi Speakman
Notes, Select bibliography
Acknowledgements, Credits, Index
Preface(s)
Director's foreword Cast of characters - Millie Horton-Insch
Introduction - Sue Brunning and Michael Lewis
The Bayeux Tapestry, scene by scene
Chapter 1: Historical context - David Bates
Profile: Edward the Confessor - Tom Licence
Profile: Harold Godwinson - Tom Licence
Profile: William of Normandy - Pierre Bauduin
Chapter 2: Patronage and display - Elizabeth Pastan
Profile: Queen Edith - Pauline Stafford
All information is provisional and subject to change
Chapter 3: Design and production - Alexandra Lester-Makin and Gale R. Owen-Crocker
Profile: Ælfgva/Emma - Elisabeth van Houts
Chapter 4: Artistic context - Richard Gameson
Odo, Bishop of Bayeux - David Bates
Chapter 5: Everyday life - Martin Bostal and Luc Bourgeois
Profile: Minor characters Michael Lewis
Epilogue: The 'afterlife' of the Bayeux Tapestry - Lloyd de Beer, Clémentine Paquier-Berthelot and Naomi Speakman
Notes, Select bibliography
Acknowledgements, Credits, Index