The Bayeux Tapestry is impressive in its initial richness and almost a thousand years after it
was made miraculously preserved. Entirely needle-embroidered in colored woolen threads it
recounts the conquest of the Kingdom of England by Duke William of Normandy. The universal
significance of this secular masterpiece from the eleventh century has earned it a place on
UNESCO’s “Memory of the World” register. This beautiful book unfolds the whole work with
accompanying detailed commentaries. It provides an update on current research bringing
together two erudite points of view from both sides of the Channel.
