Norman Period Flashcards
1
Q
What did the embroidery from the Norman period reflect?
A
Secular/Ecclesiastical
Social conditions of time
2
Q
What does the Bayeux Tapestry depict?
A
Norman conquest with latin description
3
Q
Who ordered Bayeux Tapestry and when?
A
likely 11th century, by Odo bishop of Bayeux
4
Q
How was tapestry dated?
A
by costume and style, figures depicted
5
Q
Bayeux tapestry covered what in the napoleonic war, and where was it going?
A
transport wagon to paris
6
Q
where did the tapestry move in 1913
A
Bishop Bayeux’s house
7
Q
Describe how the Bayeux was put together
A
long strip of course linen, several pieces attached together required multiple embroiderers 230 feet long, 191/2 inches deep 2 types of Wool 2 shades of grey, green buff each 5 shades of blue laid work and stem stiches
