The Bayeux Tapestry: The Complete Tapestry in Color

Wilson, David M.

ISBN 10: 0500251223 / ISBN 13: 9780500251225

Published by Thames & Hudson, New York, 2004

About this Item

234pp.incl.index; HB green emboss w/gilt; fine condition w/bookplate; clean,tgiht pgs. DJ tan w/brwn.&blk.-pic.cover; lt.sun on spine. "The purpose of this book is to produce a complete colour reproduction of the Tapestry to the highest present-day standards and to summarize the state of knowledge concerning it.The Tapestry is reproduced in full color over 146 pages, with captions on a fold-out page for easy reference.".

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: The Bayeux Tapestry: The Complete Tapestry in Color
• Publisher: Thames & Hudson, New York
• Publication Date: 2004
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0500251223
• ISBN 13: 9780500251225
• Binding: Hardcover
• Illustrator: Cliches Ville de Bayeux (photos)
• Condition: Fine
• Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine
• Seller catalogs:
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Synopsis

‘One of the most stunningly beautiful books I have ever seen’ Guardian

‘A superb book ... so beautifully photographed that ever stitch is visible ... never likely to be equalled’ Sunday Telegraph

‘Warmly recommended for both its beauty and sound scholarship’ The Times Literary Supplement

‘Almost makes the original redundant’ New Statesman

A masterpiece of our common past printed with impeccable beauty.

This magnificent volume is part of publishing history, and remains the most faithful, most lauded and most complete reproduction of the Bayeux Tapestry ever published. Photographed in controlled conditions and produced to the highest technical standards, it reproduces the entire work - all 70 metres - in perfect colour plates large enough to reveal the Tapestry's extraordinary craftsmanship in minute detail. David Wilson also provides a summary of the narrative, explaining each episode and covering related topics such as costumes, armour, ships, buildings and social customs.

Nothing like the Bayeux Tapestry exists anywhere in the world, yet few people have actually seen it in situ. This book makes it accessible as never before.

 

 

About the Author

Sir David M. Wilson is a British archaeologist, art historian, and museum curator, specialising in Anglo-Saxon art and the Viking Age. From 1977 until 1992 he served as the Director of the British Museum. Sir David M. Wilson is a British archaeologist, art historian, and museum curator, specialising in Anglo-Saxon art and the Viking Age. From 1977 until 1992 he served as the Director of the British Museum.