An archaeological study of the Bayeux Tapestry : the landscapes, buildings and places / Trevor Rowley.

By: Rowley, Trevor, 1942- [author.]Material type: TextTextPublisher: Barnsley, South Yorkshire : Pen & Sword Archaeology, 2016Copyright date: ©2016Description: xii, 209 pages : illustrations (chiefly colour) ; 24 cmContent type: text | still image Media type: unmediated Carrier type: volumeISBN: 9781781593806Subject(s): Bayeux tapestry | Hastings, Battle of, England, 1066, in art | Great Britain -- History -- William I, 1066-1087 -- Historiography | England -- AntiquitiesDDC classification: 746.3942
Contents:
ch. 1 The Bayeux Tapestry -- ch. 2 Earl Harold's Journey to Bosham -- ch. 3 Earl Harold in France -- ch. 4 Castles and the Breton Campaign -- ch. 5 The Oath -- ch. 6 Westminster -- ch. 7 Duke William Prepares for War -- ch. 8 The Invasion -- ch. 9 The Battle of Hastings.
Summary: 'An Archaeological Study of the Bayeux Tapestry' provides a unique re-examination of this famous piece of work through the historical geography and archaeology of the tapestry. Trevor Rowley is the first author to have analysed the tapestry through the landscapes, buildings and structures shown, such as towns and castles, while comparing them to the landscapes, buildings, ruins and earthworks which can be seen today. By comparing illustrated extracts from the tapestry to historical and contemporary illustrations, maps and reconstructions Rowley is able to provide the reader with a unique visual setting against which they are able to place the events on the tapestry. This approach allows Rowley to challenge a number of generally accepted assumptions regarding the location of several scenes in the tapestry, most controversially suggesting that William may never have gone to Hastings at all. Finally, Rowley tackles the missing end of the tapestry, suggesting the places and events which would have been depicted on this portion of William's journey to Westminster.
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Includes bibliographical references and index.

ch. 1 The Bayeux Tapestry -- ch. 2 Earl Harold's Journey to Bosham -- ch. 3 Earl Harold in France -- ch. 4 Castles and the Breton Campaign -- ch. 5 The Oath -- ch. 6 Westminster -- ch. 7 Duke William Prepares for War -- ch. 8 The Invasion -- ch. 9 The Battle of Hastings.

'An Archaeological Study of the Bayeux Tapestry' provides a unique re-examination of this famous piece of work through the historical geography and archaeology of the tapestry. Trevor Rowley is the first author to have analysed the tapestry through the landscapes, buildings and structures shown, such as towns and castles, while comparing them to the landscapes, buildings, ruins and earthworks which can be seen today. By comparing illustrated extracts from the tapestry to historical and contemporary illustrations, maps and reconstructions Rowley is able to provide the reader with a unique visual setting against which they are able to place the events on the tapestry. This approach allows Rowley to challenge a number of generally accepted assumptions regarding the location of several scenes in the tapestry, most controversially suggesting that William may never have gone to Hastings at all. Finally, Rowley tackles the missing end of the tapestry, suggesting the places and events which would have been depicted on this portion of William's journey to Westminster.

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