Was the Bayeux Tapestry Made in France?: The Case for St. Florent of Saumur

Was the Bayeux Tapestry Made in France?: The Case for St. Florent of Saumur - Hardcover

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Was the Bayeux Tapestry Made in France?: The Case for St. Florent of Saumur

Was the Bayeux Tapestry Made in France?: The Case for St. Florent of Saumur - Hardcover

by G. Beech
$89.08
Sale price  $89.08 Regular price 

Book Overview

This book presents the hypothesis that the Bayeux tapestry, long believed to have been made in England, came from the Loire valley in France, from the abbey of St. Florent of Saumur. This is based on a number of different kinds of evidence, the most important of which is signs of a St. Florent/Breton influence in the portrayal of the Breton campaign in the tapestry, about a tenth of the whole.

ISBN9781403966704
Author G. Beech
PublisherPalgrave MacMillan
GenreHistory, Hobbies & interests, and Arts
FormatHardcover
PublishedJune 2005
LanguageENG- English
Pages142
Weight1.0 lb
Target AudienceAdults
Print SizeStandard Print

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About G. Beech

GEORGE BEECH was formerly Professor of Medieval History at Western Michigan University, USA, where he taught since 1960. In his scholarly research and publications, Beech has concentrated on eleventh-century France (Aquitane) and its relations with England, Italy, Muslim Spain, and the crusader Middle East. He is currently completing a biography of the first troubadour poet, Duke William IX of Aquitane. Beech has also specialized in the study of early eleventh-century pre-epic Latin literature and the history of eleventh-century Muslim Saragossa. He was a co-founder, and is still a co-editor, of the journal Medieval Prosopography.

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