Making Sense of the Bayeux Tapestry

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Excitement afoot, blessed readers!

​Dr Monk, my alter ego, has informed me that a new book about the Bayeux Tapestry is being launched at the big medieval congress at Leeds.  (You can click on the poster for full details about the book.)

​There are some intriguing essays in this collection, including the first ever study of the back of the Tapestry by an embroidery practitioner, Alexandra Lester-Makin.   If you look closely at the cover of the book, you will notice that it is in fact an image of the reverse of the Tapestry that you see!

​I have to say that Dr Monk's own contribution left me with a familiar sense of despair, for he writes about the naked figures in the borders.  What can you say?

​If you do feel inclined to enter his world of near depravity, blessed ones, you may find the two blog posts I allowed him to write a while back, well, I'd like to say informative, but really it's just filth. 

The Problem of the Bayeux Tapestry Erection

Verdict on the Bayeux Tapestry Erection