A full and provocative reappraisal of the Bayeux "Tapestry", its origins, design and patronage.
Inhaltsverzeichnis
Introduction
The Material Context of the Bayeux Embroidery: Manufacture, Display, and Literary References
Is the Bayeux Embroidery a Record of Events?
Imagined Patronage
The Prosopography of the Bayeux Embroidery and the Community of St Augustine's, Canterbury
Locating Harold's Oath and Tracing His Itinerary
Bishop Odo at the Banquet
The Fables in the Borders
Representing Architecture
Legal Ceremonies and the Question of Legitimacy
The Fall of the English
Quid faciat . Scollandus? The Abbey Church of St Augustine's, c. 1073-1100
Conclusion
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