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The Bayeux Tapestry Embroiderers’ Story

Name: The Bayeux Tapestry Embroiderers’ Story
SKU: 260154
Price: 49.99 AUD
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ISBN: 9781800924338

Jan Messent

Description

To celebrate The Bayeux Tapestry’s historic return to the UK in 2026 – its first trip to British soil in 900 years – this stunning hardback edition of embroidery expert Jan Messent's tour de force aims to shed light on the Tapestry’s creation.

This fascinating historical guide, re-issued in a stunning collector's hardback format, examines the following questions:

Who were the embroiderers of the Bayeux Tapestry?
What were the embroiderers' tools, their materials and how could such a massive project have been designed and organised?
Under what working conditions was the Bayeux Tapestry constructed?

The author draws upon her own experience as an embroiderer and artist to piece together all the clues she can find in the tapestry itself. This unique guide gives a thoughtful and researched explanation of how the tapestry was stitched, placing its creation in a plausible context; it celebrates the craftsmanship of the incredible forgotten women who poured their creativity and skill into its creation.

This book is comprised of an introduction, seven beautifully hand-drawn and handwritten chapters, and a gorgeous landscape of the author's finished reconstruction. At the back of the book, you can find some recommended reading and all of the text transcribed into a printed typeface. For this special collector's edition, a new preface has been written by the author, acknowledging the new discoveries that have been made since the book's initial publication 25 years ago.