The Bayeux Tapestry and Its Contexts: A Reassessment 1843839415, 9781843839415
Aspects of the Bayeux Tapestry (in fact an embroidered hanging) have always remained mysterious, despite much scholarly
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Table of contents :
Introduction
The Material Context of the Bayeux Embroidery: Manufacture, Display, and Literary References
Is the Bayeux Embroidery a Record of Events?
Imagined Patronage
The Prosopography of the Bayeux Embroidery and the Community of St Augustine's, Canterbury
Locating Harold's Oath and Tracing His Itinerary
Bishop Odo at the Banquet
The Fables in the Borders
Representing Architecture
Legal Ceremonies and the Question of Legitimacy
The Fall of the English
Quid faciat . Scollandus? The Abbey Church of St Augustine's, c. 1073-1100
Conclusion
Select Bibliography
Introduction
The Material Context of the Bayeux Embroidery: Manufacture, Display, and Literary References
Is the Bayeux Embroidery a Record of Events?
Imagined Patronage
The Prosopography of the Bayeux Embroidery and the Community of St Augustine's, Canterbury
Locating Harold's Oath and Tracing His Itinerary
Bishop Odo at the Banquet
The Fables in the Borders
Representing Architecture
Legal Ceremonies and the Question of Legitimacy
The Fall of the English
Quid faciat . Scollandus? The Abbey Church of St Augustine's, c. 1073-1100
Conclusion
Select Bibliography
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