The Bayeux Tapestry and the Norman Invasion.
by Lewis Thorpe
- Used
- Fine
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Fine
- Seller
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Scarborough , North Yorkshire, United Kingdom
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About This Item
In a fitted box. Red cloth spine with gilt title. Navy and blue patterned paper boards with gilt King Harold image on the front board.
The Bayeux Tapestry is an embroidered cloth nearly 70 metres (230 ft) long and 50 centimetres (20 in) tall that depicts the events leading up to the Norman conquest of England concerning William, Duke of Normandy, and Harold, Earl of Wessex, later King of England, and culminating in the Battle of Hastings. It is thought to date to the 11th century, within a few years after the battle. It tells the story from the point of view of the conquering Normans but is now agreed to have been made in England.
The Norman Conquest (or the Conquest) was the 11th-century invasion and occupation of England by an army made up of thousands of Normans, Bretons, Flemish, and men from other French provinces, all led by the Duke of Normandy, later styled William the Conqueror.
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- Bookseller
- Martin Frost (GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- FB1220 /13*
- Title
- The Bayeux Tapestry and the Norman Invasion.
- Author
- Lewis Thorpe
- Format/Binding
- In slip box
- Book Condition
- Used - Fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- The Folio Society.
- Place of Publication
- London
- Size
- 20x26x2cm
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
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