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Lewis Thorpe, trans.
The Bayeux Tapestry and the Norman Invasion, With an Introduction and a translation from the contemporary account of William of Poitiers.
Published London: Folio Society, 1973.
[No ISBN].
Binding: hardback, stitch bound; 1st impression was apparently issued without dustjacket or slipcase.
Printed in the UK by W. & J. Mackay and Jarrold & Sons.
Size: 191x252x15mm.
Page count: 110pp.
Main language: English.
Overall condition good: this copy has some scuffs and scratches to the boards, not too severe; text appears to be free of marking.

This item £6.00
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Weight without packaging: 506g.

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Contents:
William of Poitiers, Gesta Guillelmi Ducis Normannorum et Regis Anglorum (chs. 1.41-1.46 and 2.1-2.25);
Bayeux Tapestry (complete, with captions translated underneath each section).

Introduction: general intro 25pp, plus separate brief intros. to William & the Tapestry
Notes: infrequent, at foot of page
Tables: no
Illustrations: the tapestry is reproduced across 42 pages of colour illustrations
Maps & plans: no
Genealogies: no
Chronology: no
Glossary: no
Bibliography: 2pp
Index: no

[BML/folio]
See also | Bayeux Tapestry | Battle of Hastings | Folio Society |
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