Bayeux Tapestry
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An illustrated 1887 magazine article by Edward J. Lowell on the Bayeux Tapestry, an embroidered linen strip about 230 feet long depicting the Norman Conquest of England. It describes the object's dimensions, materials (worsted wool stitched on linen), figure style and colouring, the debate over its maker and date, and its survival through fires, pillage and removals. It then narrates the scenes from Harold's journey to Normandy, his oath, Edward's death and Harold's coronation, through the invasion and the Battle of Hastings, with reproductions of many scenes and Latin inscriptions.
- Type
- Article
- Date
- March 1887
- Language
- English
- Pages
- 15
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From Ralph Griswold's Digital Archive, delivered by the University of Arizona.
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