| Was the Bayeux Tapestry Made in France?: The Case for St. Florent of Saumur 2005 Edition Contributor(s): Beech, G. (Author) |
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ISBN: 1403966702 ISBN-13: 9781403966704 Publisher: Palgrave MacMillan OUR PRICE: $52.24 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: June 2005 Annotation: This book presents the hypothesis that the Bayeux tapestry, long believed to have been made in England, came from the Loire valley in France, from the abbey of St. Florent of Saumur. This is based on a number of different kinds of evidence, the most important of which is signs of a St. Florent/Breton influence in the portrayal of the Breton campaign in the tapestry, about a tenth of the whole. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - History | Europe - Medieval - Art | European - Crafts & Hobbies | Needlework - Needlepoint |
| Dewey: 746.442 |
| LCCN: 2004043176 |
| Series: New Middle Ages |
| Physical Information: 0.58" H x 6.26" W x 8.58" (0.79 lbs) 142 pages |
| Themes: - Chronological Period - Medieval (500-1453) - Cultural Region - British Isles - Cultural Region - French |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: This book presents the hypothesis that the Bayeux tapestry, long believed to have been made in England, came from the Loire valley in France, from the abbey of St. Florent of Saumur. This is based on a number of different kinds of evidence, the most important of which is signs of a St. Florent/Breton influence in the portrayal of the Breton campaign in the tapestry, about a tenth of the whole. |