The Bayeux Tapestry
By (Author) David M. Wilson
By (author) Jean Le Carpentier
Thames & Hudson Ltd
Thames & Hudson Ltd
23rd February 2004
9th February 2004
United Kingdom
General
Non Fiction
Textile arts and artworks
European history: medieval period, middle ages
746.4404330942
Hardback
234
Width 260mm, Height 340mm
1820g
The Bayeaux Tapestry is unique both as a historical document and as a work of art. It was made soon after the Battle of Hastings in 1066, and it tells the story of the events that led up to William the Conqueror's invasion of England and the battle itself.
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.