The Resource A needle in the right hand of God : the Norman conquest of 1066 and the making of the Bayeux tapestry/, R. Howard Bloch
A needle in the right hand of God : the Norman conquest of 1066 and the making of the Bayeux tapestry/, R. Howard Bloch
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- Summary
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- The Bayeux Tapestry is the worldʼs most famous textile - an exquisite 230-foot-long embroidered panorama depicting the events surrounding the Norman Conquest of 1066. It is also one of historyʼs most mysterious and compelling works of art. This account of the battle that redrew the map of medieval Europe has inspired dreams of theft, waves of nationalism, visions of limitless power, and esthetic rapture. R. Howard Bloch reveals the history, the hidden meaning, the deep beauty, and the enduring allure of this astonishing piece of cloth. Book jacket
- Includes information on Anglo-Saxons, Arabs, Canterbury (England), Charlemagne, coins, Constantinople, Danes, Edward the Confessor, England, English Channel, feudalism, France, Germany, Guy of Amiens, Guy of Ponthieu, Battle of Hastings, Heinrich Himmler, Holy Roman Empire, Knights, medieval manuscripts, Mathilda (queen of England), Michel Francisque, Middle Ages, Mont Saint Michel, Normandy, Normans, Odo of Bayeux, Old French language, Orderic Vitalis, Rome, Scandinavia, Sicily, The Song of Roland, Song of the Battle of Hastings, Battle of Stamford Bridge, Stigand (archbishop of Canterbury), Sutton Hoo treasure, textile arts, Vikings, Westminster Abbey, William of Normandy, William of Poitiers, William the Conqueror, World War II, York, etc
- Language
- eng
- Extent
- xv, 230 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates
- Contents
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- Lances, axes, and needles
- Perils and survival
- War by other means
- A stitich in time
- Buried treasure
- Weaving to Byzantium
- Go east, young Norman
- An asylum of nobles
- Isbn
- 9781400065493
- Label
- A needle in the right hand of God : the Norman conquest of 1066 and the making of the Bayeux tapestry/
- Title
- A needle in the right hand of God
- Title remainder
- the Norman conquest of 1066 and the making of the Bayeux tapestry/
- Statement of responsibility
- R. Howard Bloch
- Subject
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- Great Britain -- History -- William I, 1066-1087 -- Historiography
- Great Britain -- History -- William I, 1066-1087 -- Historiography
- Hastings, Battle of, England, 1066, in art
- Bayeux tapestry -- History
- Symbolism in art
- Symbolism in art
- Hastings, Battle of, England, 1066, in art
- Bayeux tapestry -- History
- Language
- eng
- Summary
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- The Bayeux Tapestry is the worldʼs most famous textile - an exquisite 230-foot-long embroidered panorama depicting the events surrounding the Norman Conquest of 1066. It is also one of historyʼs most mysterious and compelling works of art. This account of the battle that redrew the map of medieval Europe has inspired dreams of theft, waves of nationalism, visions of limitless power, and esthetic rapture. R. Howard Bloch reveals the history, the hidden meaning, the deep beauty, and the enduring allure of this astonishing piece of cloth. Book jacket
- Includes information on Anglo-Saxons, Arabs, Canterbury (England), Charlemagne, coins, Constantinople, Danes, Edward the Confessor, England, English Channel, feudalism, France, Germany, Guy of Amiens, Guy of Ponthieu, Battle of Hastings, Heinrich Himmler, Holy Roman Empire, Knights, medieval manuscripts, Mathilda (queen of England), Michel Francisque, Middle Ages, Mont Saint Michel, Normandy, Normans, Odo of Bayeux, Old French language, Orderic Vitalis, Rome, Scandinavia, Sicily, The Song of Roland, Song of the Battle of Hastings, Battle of Stamford Bridge, Stigand (archbishop of Canterbury), Sutton Hoo treasure, textile arts, Vikings, Westminster Abbey, William of Normandy, William of Poitiers, William the Conqueror, World War II, York, etc
- Cataloging source
- DLC
- http://library.link/vocab/creatorName
- Bloch, R. Howard
- Illustrations
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- illustrations
- plates
- Index
- index present
- Literary form
- non fiction
- Nature of contents
- bibliography
- http://library.link/vocab/subjectName
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- Hastings, Battle of, England, 1066, in art
- Symbolism in art
- Great Britain
- Label
- A needle in the right hand of God : the Norman conquest of 1066 and the making of the Bayeux tapestry/, R. Howard Bloch
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references (p. [207]-214) and index
- Carrier category
- volume
- Carrier category code
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- nc
- Carrier MARC source
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- Content category
- text
- Content type code
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- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Contents
- Lances, axes, and needles -- Perils and survival -- War by other means -- A stitich in time -- Buried treasure -- Weaving to Byzantium -- Go east, young Norman -- An asylum of nobles
- Control code
- 62341650
- Dimensions
- 24 cm
- Extent
- xv, 230 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates
- Isbn
- 9781400065493
- Lccn
- 2005057999
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
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- n
- Other physical details
- illustrations (some color)
- Label
- A needle in the right hand of God : the Norman conquest of 1066 and the making of the Bayeux tapestry/, R. Howard Bloch
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references (p. [207]-214) and index
- Carrier category
- volume
- Carrier category code
-
- nc
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
-
- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Contents
- Lances, axes, and needles -- Perils and survival -- War by other means -- A stitich in time -- Buried treasure -- Weaving to Byzantium -- Go east, young Norman -- An asylum of nobles
- Control code
- 62341650
- Dimensions
- 24 cm
- Extent
- xv, 230 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates
- Isbn
- 9781400065493
- Lccn
- 2005057999
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
-
- n
- Other physical details
- illustrations (some color)
Subject
- Great Britain -- History -- William I, 1066-1087 -- Historiography
- Great Britain -- History -- William I, 1066-1087 -- Historiography
- Hastings, Battle of, England, 1066, in art
- Bayeux tapestry -- History
- Symbolism in art
- Symbolism in art
- Hastings, Battle of, England, 1066, in art
- Bayeux tapestry -- History
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