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Author:   Richard Gameson
Publisher:   Boydell & Brewer Ltd
Imprint:   The Boydell Press
Dimensions:   Width: 17.20cm , Height: 2.10cm , Length: 24.40cm
Weight:   0.001kg
ISBN:  

9780851156644

ISBN 10:   0851156649
Pages:   230
Publication Date:   22 May 1997
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   Manufactured on demand  
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Table of Contents

"Studying the Bayeux Tapestry, Richard Gameson; some observations on the Bayeux Tapestry, Charles Stothard; the authority of the Bayeux Tapestry - the Aelfgyva of the Bayeux Tapestry, Edward Freeman; the perjury at Bayeux, W.R. Lethaby; an attempt to identify some unknown characters in the Bayeux Tapestry, Charles Prestout; a study of the Bayeux Tapestry, Simone Bertrand; a contribution to the study of the inscriptions in the Bayeux Tapestry - ""Bagias"" and ""Wilgelm"", Rene Lepelley; the Bayeux Tapestry and the French secular epic, C.R. Dodwell; the authority and interpretation of the Bayeux Tapestry, N.P. Brooks and H.E. Walker; towards an interpretation of the Bayeux Tapestry, H.E.J. Cowdrey; the Bayeux Tapestry - a stripped narrative for their eyes and ears, Richard Brilliant; the ""Adeleae Comitissae"" of Baudri of Bourgeuil and the Bayeux Tapestry, Shirley Ann Brown and Michael Herren; the origin, art and the message of the Bayeux Tapestry, Richard Gameson."

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This admirable collection of essays contains a well-chosen group of articles from the past two centuries devoted to the interpretation of the Bayeux Tapestry... As a general editor who has selected well and guided astutely, and as an original contributor with a well-founded and persuasive opinion on many themes, Dr Gameson's achievement is a notable one. HISTORY Eleven `classic' studies...allow the reader to trace the development of opinion on, for example, the tapestry's accuracy of historical witness and its relation to other records of the Conquest. The sweep of these essays also makes visible the ways in which scholarly protocols for approaching the enigmatic object have changed over time... Useful archive. MEDIUM AEVUM Excellent volume. NOTES AND QUERIES

This admirable collection of essays contains a well-chosen group of articles from the past two centuries devoted to the interpretation of the Bayeux Tapestry... As a general editor who has selected well and guided astutely, and as an original contributor with a well-founded and persuasive opinion on many themes, Dr Gameson's achievement is a notable one. HISTORY Eleven 'classic' studies...allow the reader to trace the development of opinion on, for example, the tapestry's accuracy of historical witness and its relation to other records of the Conquest. The sweep of these essays also makes visible the ways in which scholarly protocols for approaching the enigmatic object have changed over time... Useful archive. MEDIUM AEVUM Excellent volume. NOTES AND QUERIES

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