The Bayeux Tapestry
New York, New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1985. First American Edition. Hardcover. Carboard slipcase covered in grey cloth; Color plate affixed to one side, gilt decoration on the other; Grey cloth over boards; Gilt titling at spine; Gilt decoration and titling to front cover; 234 pp.; 42 bw figures; 73 color plates. VG+. Item #121746
ISBN: 0394547934
Foreword by Jean Le Carpentier; Introduction, "A Work of Art and An Historical Document," by David M. Wilson; Commentary (also by Wilson) divided into five parts: The Inscriptions; The Commentary; The Story Told in the Tapestry; Style, Art and Form; and Buildings, Dress and Objects; Beautiful plates; Oversized.
Price: $100.00