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BAYEUX TAPESTRIES
Bayeux tapestry wall hangings are ideal for improving the décor of your home interiors. SaveOnTapestries.com offers a huge collection of Bayeux tapestries and medieval wall art tapestries. Our tapestry wall hangings are manufactured in Europe on jacquard machines and then hand finished.
The Bayeux tapestry is a form of textile art embroidery which is roughly 20”tall and 230 ft long. It narrates the story of the events leading unto and including the battle of Hastingson, October 14th, 1066. These tapestries reproduce the images of the war. Bayeux tapestries have preserved the glory of the Norman Conquest of England and the drama of Harold of Wessex and Duke William of Normandy for over 900 years.
Bayeux Tapestries Of 11th Century
Today, the world renowned Bayeux tapestries are reproduced by Belgian and French tapestry mills on their jacquard machines. Then hand-finished, the Bayeux wall tapestries of 11th century are still available today as reproduction tapestries, such as Mathilde, Battle of Hastings, William the conqueror, Duke of Normandy. Our historical masterpieces are worth adorning your home interiors.
History of Medieval Bayeux Tapestry
Usually attributed to William's wife Matilda, the Bayeux Tapestry in fact was more likely commissioned by William's half-brother, Bishop Odo of Bayeux (also Earl of Kent), for display in the Bayeux Cathedral, which was consecrated just eleven years after Hastings.
The 231-foot-long tapestry is a Norman document, but the style of the figures sewn in colored wools leads some scholars to believe that Englishmen from Canterbury actually stitched the Bayeux tapestry. The Bayeux tapestry was first mentioned in a 1476 inventory of the Bayeux Cathedral.
French Revolutionaries’ Wagon Cover
In 1792, French revolutionaries used this historical tapestry as a wagon cover until it was rescued by a local lawyer. Scholars believe two missing panels at the end may have portrayed William on the throne of England.
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