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David J. Bernstein.
The Mystery of the Bayeux Tapestry.
Published London: Guild Publishing, 1986 (book club reissue, reprints the Weidenfeld & Nicolson edn.)
[No ISBN].
Binding: hardback, stitch bound.
Printer: Toppan Ltd., Singapore.
Size: 196x270x25mm.
Page count: 272pp.
Main language: English.
Overall condition good: the dustjacket on this copy is a bit ruffled and scuffed, a little wear at the edges and corners; boards & spine have some light wear at the edges and corners, otherwise the book itself looks in good order, text appears to be free of marking.

This item £10.00
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Weight without packaging: 1097g.

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Contents: The patron; Provenance — Normandy or England?; Canterbury — Anglo-Saxon to Norman; Englishness of the Tapestry — style — the borders; Continuous narrative, distinctive format, & the idea of triumph; Politics of art; Visual polyphony — animals in the borders; Centre stage — king or bishop?; Victory at Hastings & death of Harold; Bayeux Tapestry & the Hebrew scriptures; Story fraught with meaning.
Appendix: The "bull's eye" & the blinding of Harold.

Illustrations: 109 text illustrations, colour & monochrome, plus the complete Tapestry reproduced monochrome
Maps & plans: 2

Notes: at end of book
Tables: no
Genealogies: no
Chronology: yes
Glossary: no
Bibliography: no
Index: yes

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