The Bayeux tapestry : the complete tapestry in color / with introduction, description, and commentary by David M. Wilson.

Author/Creator:

Wilson, David M. (David McKenzie), 1931-

Edition:

1st American ed.

Publication:

New York : Alfred A. Knopf : [Distributed by Random House, Inc.], 1985.

Format/Description:

Book
234 p. : ill. (some col.), maps ; 35 cm.

Subjects:

Bayeux tapestry.
Great Britain -- History -- William I, 1066-1087 -- Historiography.
Hastings, Battle of, England, 1066, in art.

Contents:

Introduction: A work of art and an historical document
Map
The Tapestry
The Inscriptions
The commentary
The story told in the Tapestry
Style, art and form
Buildings, dress and objects.

Notes:

Title printed in rust and and black within double-ruled rust border.
"This is a Borzoi Book published by Alfred A. Knopf, Inc."
"Originally published in Great Britain as 'The Bayeux Tapestry' by Thames and Hudson Ltd."
Includes bibliographical references (p. 228-233) and index.

Local notes:

Gotham Book Mart Collection copy housed in slipcase.

Penn Provenance:

Gotham Book Mart (former owner) (Gotham Book Mart Collection copy)

Penn Chronology:

1985

Contributor:

Gotham Book Mart Collection (University of Pennsylvania)

ISBN:

0394547934 :

OCLC:

11972116

Online:

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