La Tapisserie de Bayeux - Anglais

by Sylvette Lemagnen

"In the 18th century, when the scholarly world discovered it, Lancelot, a member of the Academie des Inscriptions et Belles-Lettres (dedicated to the encouragement of historical learning) wrote a paper on the subject (1730) and Dom Bernard de Montfaucon made the first complete reproduction of it. They both described it under the name of 'The Cloth of Duke William'. According to tradition, Lancelot wrote, 'it was Matilda, Queen of England, Duchess of Normandy, who wove it herself with her ladies-in-waiting.' Matilda embroidered the feats of her husband..."

32 pages, Hardcover

Published May 21, 1996