The Rhetoric of Power in the Bayeux Tapestry |
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| Author:
| Lewis, Suzanne |
| Contribution by:
| Bryson, Norman |
| Series title: | Cambridge Studies in New Art History and Criticism Ser. |
| ISBN: | 978-0-521-63238-6 |
| Publication Date: | Sep 1998 |
| Publisher: | Cambridge University Press
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| Book Format: | Hardback |
| List Price: | AUD $160.95 |
Book Description:
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In this study, Suzanne Lewis argues that the Bayeux Tapestry is one of the first large-scale visual narratives of the Middle Ages that, moreover, conveys medieval conceptions regarding the pictorialized text. More than a reinterpretation of the historical evidence related to the Tapestry, Lewis's study explores the visual and textual strategies and conventions that has made this work such a powerful statement for audiences over the centuries.
In this study, Suzanne Lewis argues that the Bayeux Tapestry is one of the first large-scale visual narratives of the Middle Ages that, moreover, conveys medieval conceptions regarding the pictorialized text. More than a reinterpretation of the historical evidence related to the Tapestry, Lewis's study explores the visual and textual strategies and conventions that has made this work such a powerful statement for audiences over the centuries.