A Short History of Tapestry

A Short History of Tapestry
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Total Pages : 428
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ISBN-10 : UOM:39015010939380
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Rating : 4/5 (80 Downloads)

Synopsis A Short History of Tapestry by : Eugène Müntz

A Short History of Tapestry

A Short History of Tapestry
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Total Pages : 206
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ISBN-10 : WISC:89085987113
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Synopsis A Short History of Tapestry by : Eloise Samson Vaughan

The Story of the Bayeux Tapestry: Unraveling the Norman Conquest

The Story of the Bayeux Tapestry: Unraveling the Norman Conquest
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Publisher : Thames & Hudson
Total Pages : 376
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ISBN-10 : 9780500776582
ISBN-13 : 050077658X
Rating : 4/5 (82 Downloads)

Synopsis The Story of the Bayeux Tapestry: Unraveling the Norman Conquest by : David Musgrove

The definitive and fully illustrated guide to the Bayeux Tapestry. The full history of the events leading up to the Battle of Hastings and the story of the tapestry itself. Most people know that the Bayeux Tapestry depicts the moment when the last Anglo-Saxon king of England, Harold Godwinson, was defeated at the Battle of Hastings in 1066 by his Norman adversary William the Conqueror. However, there is much more to this historic treasure than merely illustrating the outcome of this famous battle. Full of intrigue and violence, the tapestry depicts everything from eleventh-century political and social life—including the political machinations on both sides of the English Channel in the years leading up to the Norman Conquest—to the clash of swords and stamp of hooves on the battle field. Drawing on the latest historical and scientific research, authors David Musgrove and Michael Lewis have written the definitive book on the Bayeux Tapestry, taking readers through its narrative, detailing the life of the tapestry in the centuries that followed its creation, explaining how it got its name, and even offering a new possibility that neither Harold nor William were the true intended king of England. Featuring stunning, full- color photographs throughout, The Story of the Bayeux Tapestry explores the complete tale behind this medieval treasure that continues to amaze nearly one thousand years after its creation.

The Bayeux Tapestry

The Bayeux Tapestry
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Publisher : Random House
Total Pages : 378
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ISBN-10 : 9780099450191
ISBN-13 : 0099450194
Rating : 4/5 (91 Downloads)

Synopsis The Bayeux Tapestry by : Carola Hicks

The vivid scenes on the Bayeux Tapestry depict the events leading up to the Battle of Hastings in 1066. Who commissioned the tapestry? Was it Bishop Odo, William's ruthless half-brother? This book shows how we remake history in every age and how a great work of art has a life of its own.

Tapestry Weaving

Tapestry Weaving
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Publisher : Crowood
Total Pages : 436
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ISBN-10 : 9781785000652
ISBN-13 : 1785000659
Rating : 4/5 (52 Downloads)

Synopsis Tapestry Weaving by : Joanne Soroka

Tapestries were among the most prestigious of art forms, created for the mightiest in the land and valued for centuries. Despite its illustrious history, tapestry weaving is actually a simple technique that requires little equipment or expenditure, and can be done anywhere. Written by a prominent tapestry weaver, this lavishly illustrated book gently leads you through the whole process with detailed diagrams and exciting work by contemporary weavers. It will be useful to the absolute beginner, but experienced weavers will also find new ideas and techniques to tempt and inspire them. The book includes a step-by-step guide to setting up a small frame loom and starting to weave; basic and more advanced techniques, and how to create shapes and textures; advice on taking your work into the third dimension, whether bas relief or fully sculptural; information on the qualities of different materials and how they can be used to create the effects you want; and design ideas for tapestry and how to follow supplied designs. This will be an essential source book for experienced and novice weavers, and is beautifully illustrated with 190 colour illustrations and diagrams.

1066

1066
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Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing USA
Total Pages : 386
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ISBN-10 : 9780802719409
ISBN-13 : 0802719406
Rating : 4/5 (09 Downloads)

Synopsis 1066 by : Andrew Bridgeford

For more than 900 years the Bayeux Tapestry has preserved one of history's greatest dramas: the Norman Conquest of England, culminating in the death of King Harold at the Battle of Hastings in 1066. Historians have held for centuries that the majestic tapestry trumpets the glory of William the Conqueror and the victorious Normans. But is this true? In 1066, a brilliant piece of historical detective work, Andrew Bridgeford reveals a very different story that reinterprets and recasts the most decisive year in English history. Reading the tapestry as if it were a written text, Bridgeford discovers a wealth of new information subversively and ingeniously encoded in the threads, which appears to undermine the Norman point of view while presenting a secret tale undetected for centuries-an account of the final years of Anglo-Saxon England quite different from the Norman version. Bridgeford brings alive the turbulent 11th century in western Europe, a world of ambitious warrior bishops, court dwarfs, ruthless knights, and powerful women. 1066 offers readers a rare surprise-a book that reconsiders a long-accepted masterpiece, and sheds new light on a pivotal chapter of English history.

The Great Tapestry of Scotland

The Great Tapestry of Scotland
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Publisher : Birlinn
Total Pages : 200
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ISBN-10 : 9780857906151
ISBN-13 : 0857906151
Rating : 4/5 (51 Downloads)

Synopsis The Great Tapestry of Scotland by : Alistair Moffat

The brainchild of bestselling author Alexander McCall Smith, historian Alistair Moffat and artist Andrew Crummy, the Great Tapestry of Scotland is an outstanding celebration of thousands of years of Scottish history and achievement, from the end of the last Ice Age to Dolly the Sheep and Andy Murray's Wimbledon victory in 2013. This book tells the story of this unique undertaking from its original conception and creation by teams of dedicated stitchers to its grand unveiling at the Scottish Parliament in 2013, its subsequent touring and the creation of its permanent home in the Scottish Borders.

The Tapestry Book

The Tapestry Book
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Total Pages : 514
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Synopsis The Tapestry Book by : Helen Churchill Candee

Navigator

Navigator
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Publisher : Penguin
Total Pages : 348
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ISBN-10 : 9781440633768
ISBN-13 : 1440633762
Rating : 4/5 (68 Downloads)

Synopsis Navigator by : Stephen Baxter

The third novel in Stephen Baxter's Time's Tapestry series. “We’ve come to expect excellence from Stephen Baxter and that’s what we get it in Navigator.”—SciFiDimensions As William the Conqueror’s men attempt to stamp out the flames of rebellion, a prophecy is uttered. A bedraggled woman in a ruined chapel speaks of civilizations in conflict, armed by the engines of God… And that prophecy proves to be true as the fearsome war between Christianity and Islam leaves its mark across the land. In Spain, a rogue priest dreams of the final defeat of Islam, for he has found a rent in the tapestry of time, a point where agents from the future used diabolical weapons of destruction to change history. Centuries later, in 1492, as men of vision weary of the strife and are drawn to the unknown West, one such explorer seeks the funding for his voyage—while a mysterious Weaver plots to unravel the strands of time and stop him…