David MacKenzie Wilson
Auteur de La Tapisserie de Bayeux
Œuvres de David MacKenzie Wilson
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The Bayeux Tapestry: The Complete Tapestry in Colour par David A. Wilson
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While some people see this book as art history I read it as history of Britain and Normandy. It is, however, largely made up of photos and interpretations of the various panels making up the tapestry. I spent a lot of time examining the plates and puzzling out rough meanings of the Latin inscriptions before reading Wilson's notes and translations. Also found his essays in the last part of the book to be quite informative. A nice, coffeetable-sized book.
This book is a fabulous reproduction of the entire tapestry in full color, photographic format. The photography is amazing and allows seeing down to the stitch level. The accompanying text is superb and detailed, explaining the text and subtext of the Tapestry, the history behind it, and various studies and conservation efforts which have been attempted upon it. There is also some discussion about the context of this work in embroidery, including its similarity to Scandinavian tapestries. A must have for those interested in early-medieval embroidery.… (plus d'informations)
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- Œuvres
- 2
- Membres
- 250
- Popularité
- #91,401
- Évaluation
- 4.7
- Critiques
- 6
- ISBN
- 10
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- 3