The Bayeux tapestry / Lucien Musset ; translated by Richard Rex
by Musset, Lucien
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- Hardcover
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- ISBN 10
- 1843831635
- ISBN 13
- 9781843831631
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About This Item
Woodbridge, UK ; New York : Boydell Press, 2005. New Edition. Hardcover. Near fine cloth copy in a near-fine, very slightly edge-nicked and dust-dulled dust-wrapper, now mylar-sleeved. Remains particularly well-preserved overall; tight, bright, clean and strong. Physical description: 272 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 26 cm. Notes: Includes bibliographical references; Translated from the French. Contents: Part One : General issues -- A short history of the tapestry -- The tapestry in artistic context -- The style and spirit of the tapestry -- The captions -- The characters -- Soldiers, weapons and combat -- The ships -- The buildings and the environment -- The borders -- The historical background -- Notes to part one -- Part Two : Commentary -- Genealogical table -- The complete text of the captions. Subjects: Bayeux tapestry; Hastings, Battle of, 1066 in art; Tapestry, Medieval France; Source materials; Norman conquest 1066- ; Great Britain History William I, 1066-1087 Historiography.
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- Bookseller
- MW Books Ltd. (IE)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 396339
- Title
- The Bayeux tapestry / Lucien Musset ; translated by Richard Rex
- Author
- Musset, Lucien
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- New Edition
- ISBN 10
- 1843831635
- ISBN 13
- 9781843831631
- Publisher
- Woodbridge, UK ; New York : Boydell Press
- Place of Publication
- United Kingdom
- Date Published
- 2005
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