Reading's Bayeux Tapestry by Reading Museum
Embroidered in 1885-1886, Reading's version of the famous Bayeux Tapestry is a faithful, full-length replica of the original except in a few beguiling details. True to the principles of the Arts and Crafts movement, its Victorian makers in the Leek Embroidery Society, matched their materials, colours and techniques to those of the eleventh century nuns thought to have created the original. The result is an extraordinarily vibrant reproduction, important in its own right and on permanent display in a purpose-built gallery in Reading Museum. Scene-by-scene, read through the story of the succession to the English throne by first Harold and then William the Conqueror. Find out why the Duke of Normandy had a claim to be King of England and what the original purpose of the tapestry may have been. Discover how Victorian society's values affected the replica and how it came to reside in Reading, so fittingly close to the ruins of the Abbey built by William's youngest son, Henry I.| SKU | Unavailable |
| ISBN 13 | 9781909747371 |
| ISBN 10 | 1909747378 |
| Title | Reading's Bayeux Tapestry |
| Author | Reading Museum |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Two Rivers Press |
| Year published | 2018-07-21 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
| Note | Unavailable |