Bayeux Tapestry

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A remarkable publishing achievement, Thames & Hudson, art publishers known for their quality of design and production, have produced a 10½" x 13½" luxury volume in which the complete Bayeux Tapestry has been photographed in close-up colour. One of the primary sources of history of the period, as a social document it is of incalculable value. As a work of art, the Tapestry is the sole survivor of what was once a widespread artform, the wall-hanging commemorating the deeds of a great man. The story has all the ingredients of an epic poem and a cast of characters that includes King Edward the Confessor, his liegeman Duke Harold and William, Duke of Normandy. When Edward dies, Harold succeeds him as King. William, who has a better dynastic claim, invades England, and at the Battle of Hastings Harold is defeated and killed. Here the Tapestry breaks off, but it probably originally concluded with William's coronation. In this spectacular production, the Tapestry is reproduced in full colour over 146 pages, with captions on a foldout page for easy reference with captions telling the tale. A second reproduction of the Tapestry in black and white has a detailed accompanying commentary by Sir David Wilson who explains each episode and covers related topics like costume, armour, ships, buildings and customs. So if we cannot travel to the museum in the small town of Bayeux in Normandy, specially devised to hold this single object, we can here enjoy the strip of linen nearly a thousand years old. It is 230 feet long and about 20" high and on it embroidered in brightly coloured wool are the series of vivid scenes with a running explanatory text in Latin relating the invasion of England by William of Normandy. 234 large pages. Special import.