A Needle in the Right Hand of God: The Norman Conquest of 1066 and the Making and Meaning of the Bayeux Tapestry
Bloch, R. Howard
ISBN 10: 1400065496 ISBN 13: 9781400065493
Published by Random House, 2006
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The story of the creation and history of the Bayeux Tapestry is set against the backdrop of the Norman Conquest of Britain in 1066 and the momentous events that inspired it, describing the famed textile's panoramic record of the incidents and circumstances leading up to the Battle of Hastings, as well as its eventful existence since its creation. 30,000 first printing.
About the Author: Director of the Humanities Division and Sterling Professor of French at Yale, R. Howard Bloch is the author of numerous books, including the award-winning The Anonymous Marie de France. He is a fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences and the recipient of Fulbright and Guggenheim fellowships as well as the James Russell Lowell Award of the Modern Language Association. R. Howard Bloch is an Officer in the Order of Arts and Letters and has been honored by the Collège de France.
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Title: A Needle in the Right Hand of God: The ...
Publisher: Random House
Publication Date: 2006
Binding: Hardcover
Condition: very_good