Bayeux Tapestry, Musee de la Tapisserie de Bayeux, Normandy
William duke of Normandy cutting trees to build a fleet to attack Harold Godwinson, who has become King Harold II of England, in 1066, detail from the Bayeux Tapestry, a 70m long embroidery, commissioned 1070s, depicting the Norman Conquest in 58 scenes with medieval latin tituli or captions, in the Bayeux Museum, or Musee de la Tapisserie de Bayeux, in Bayeux, Calvados, Normandy, France. The tapestry was made in England by embroidering woollen yarn on linen, commissioned by bishop Odo of Bayeux. Picture by Manuel Cohen
Picture No
14110526
Media ID
45693117
Size
8268px x 6201px
(28.9MB)
Credit
Manuel Cohen / Mary Evans
Source
Photograph by Manuel Cohen
Date
2009
