The Bayeux Tapestry and Its Contexts - A Reassessment (Hardcover)

A full and provocative reappraisal of the Bayeux "Tapestry", its origins, design and patronage. Aspects of the Bayeux Tapestry (in fact an embroidered hanging) have always remained mysterious, despite much scholarly investigation, not least its design and patron. Here, in the first full-length interdisciplinary approach to the subject, the authors (an art historian and a historian) consider these and other issues. Rejecting the prevalent view that it was commissioned by Odo, the bishop of Bayeux and half-brother of William the Conqueror, or by some other comparable patron, they bring new evidence to bear on the question of its relationship to the abbey of St Augustine's, Canterbury. From the study of art-historical, archeological, literary, historical and documentary materials, they conclude that the monks of St Augustine's designed the hanging for display in their abbey church to tell their own story of how England was invaded and conquered in 1066. Elizabeth Carson Pastan is a Professor of Art History at Emory University; Stephen D. White is Asa G. Candler Professor of Medieval History (emeritus), Emory University, and an Honorary Professor of Mediaeval History at the University of St Andrews.

General

Imprint:	The Boydell Press
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Release date:	November 2014
First published:	2014
Authors:	Elizabeth Carson Pastan (Customer) • Stephen R Reimer (Customer) • Kate Gilbert
As told to:	Kate Gilbert
Dimensions:	244 x 172 x 36mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Hardcover
Pages:	476
ISBN-13:	978-1-84383-941-5
Categories:	Books
LSN:	1-84383-941-5
Barcode:	9781843839415

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