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Bayeux Tapestry

Carola Hicks
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Product details

  • ISBN 9780099450191
  • Weight: 272g
  • Dimensions: 128 x 197mm
  • Publication Date: 01 Mar 2007
  • Publisher: Vintage Publishing
  • Publication City/Country: GB
  • Product Form: Paperback
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One of Europe’s greatest treasures, The Bayeux Tapestry depicts the events leading up to the Battle of Hastings in 1066. Discover the secrets behind how it was created.

Who commissioned the tapestry? Was it Bishop Odo, William the Conqueror’s ruthless half-brother? Or Harold Godwinson's dynamic sister Edith, juggling for a place in the new court?
Hicks invites us into this world and the miracle of the tapestry's creation: the stitches, dyes and strange details in the margins.

For centuries the tapestry lay ignored in Bayeux cathedral until its 'discovery' in the eighteenth century. It became a symbol of power as well as art: townsfolk saved it during the French Revolution; Napoleon displayed it to promote his own conquest; the Nazis strove to make it their own; and its influence endures today.

This marvellous book, packed with thrilling stories, shows how we remake history in every age and how a great work of art has a life of its own. The perfect companion to read before viewing the tapestry on its first UK exhibition.

‘A perceptive and sure-footed guide’ Guardian

‘Hicks enchantment with the tapestry is compelling’ Daily Telegraph

‘A beguiling study’ Financial Times
About Carola Hicks
Carola Hicks was an acclaimed art historian, and witty, perceptive writer. Born in Sussex, Carola studied archaeology at Edinburgh University, and was an actress, journalist and House of Commons Researcher, before taking up an academic career. For several years she was curator of the Stained Glass Museum at Ely Cathedral, and then became a Fellow and Director of Studies in art history at Newnham College, Cambridge. Her books include Animals in Early Medieval Art, Improper Pursuits: The Scandalous Life of Lady Di Beauclerk, and two fine 'biographies' of works of art: The Girl in the Green Gown: The History and Mystery of the Arnolfini Portrait and The King's Glass: A Story of Tudor Power and Secret Art. Carola Hicks died in 2010.

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