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| The Bayeux Tapestry: The Life Story of a Masterpiece | 
 enlarge | Author: Carola Hicks
Publisher: Vintage
Category: Book
List Price: £8.99
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Avg. Customer Rating:  3 reviews
Sales Rank: 77079
Media: Paperback
Edition: New edition
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 368
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.7
Dimensions (in): 7.6 x 5 x 1
ISBN: 0099450194
Dewey Decimal Number: 909
EAN: 9780099450191
ASIN: 0099450194
Publication Date: March 1, 2007
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 Good October 10, 2008
If you are thinking of visiting the Tapestry, best arm yourself with a book from amazon first as the museum there houses some very expensive books which will put you off finding out more about the tapestry.
Not a particularly light read unless the Normans are a firm favourate for you but there are some very interesting snippets of information that would make a visit to the tapestry much more enjoyable.
Not enough photographs in this book - and there is no doubt that it is a beautiful work of art to see, so it is a shame not to see more photos of it in this book.
 Fascinating February 13, 2008
4 out of 4 found this review helpful
A fascinating look at the history of this amazingly long-lived artifact, which has come near to destruction or loss on several occasion at the hands of French Calvinists, revolutionaries, Napoleon and the SS. The book also explores the many attempts at reproductions of the work, or other works in different media inspired by the original. It explores the origins of the work and is inconclusive on who commissioned it, though the author makes a good case for Edith, widow of Edward the Confessor. Will interest those into Medieval history and art history alike.
Storytelling at its best March 30, 2006
5 out of 6 found this review helpful
I've just finished this book whilst suffering from a bad cold and I can honestly say that it was the best tonic I could have laid my hands on! The author explores an intriguing subject, which she presents to the reader in a refreshingly approachable manner. Charting the adventures of this enduring tapestry through the ages, one wonders how it ever survived at all. I couldn't put it down!
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