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France's Bayeux Tapestry Aces First Restoration in 150 Years
Artdaily ^ | Thursday, March 18, 2021

Posted on 03/17/2021 10:42:35 PM PDT by nickcarraway

It has stood for over nine centuries as the most celebrated record of the 1066 Norman Conquest of England, its famous images cemented into the mind of every British school child.

But for all its enduring power, the 70-metre (230 feet) long Bayeux Tapestry -- held at a museum in the northern French town of the same name -- is a fragile object suffering from wear-and-tear, including thousands of holes.

It will now be restored for the first since 1870, two years after an agreement between Paris and London for the tapestry to be loaned to Britain. "The tapestry is an old lady who is nearly 1,000 years old, a very, very fine linen canvas embroidered with wool which now shows multiple signs of damage," Antoine Verney, the chief curator of the museum, told AFP.

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TOPICS: Arts/Photography; History
KEYWORDS: 1066; antoineverney; art; bayeux; bayeuxtapestry; france; godsgravesglyphs; middleages; propaganda; tapestry; unitedkingdom; williamthebastard; williamtheusurper
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1 posted on 03/17/2021 10:42:35 PM PDT by nickcarraway
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To: nickcarraway; StayAt HomeMother; Ernest_at_the_Beach; 1ofmanyfree; 21twelve; 24Karet; ...
Thanks nickcarraway. Here's a story that will leave us all in stitches. /rimshot

2 posted on 03/17/2021 11:05:11 PM PDT by SunkenCiv (Imagine an imaginary menagerie manager imagining managing an imaginary menagerie.)
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To: SunkenCiv
I just read the whole thing.

https://www.bayeuxmuseum.com/en/the-bayeux-tapestry/discover-the-bayeux-tapestry/explore-online/#explore

3 posted on 03/17/2021 11:18:08 PM PDT by CtBigPat (The period of Crisis is ending. Now comes Normalization.)
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To: CtBigPat

That’s pretty great. I wonder if someone has made something like that for Trajan’s Column?


4 posted on 03/17/2021 11:21:08 PM PDT by SunkenCiv (Imagine an imaginary menagerie manager imagining managing an imaginary menagerie.)
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oooh, there is... https://www.nationalgeographic.com/trajan-column/


5 posted on 03/17/2021 11:22:17 PM PDT by SunkenCiv (Imagine an imaginary menagerie manager imagining managing an imaginary menagerie.)
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To: nickcarraway
Bayeaux Museum: Explore the Bayeaux Tapestry Online
6 posted on 03/17/2021 11:51:37 PM PDT by mass55th ("Courage is being scared to death, but saddling up anyway." ~~ John Wayne )
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To: SunkenCiv

This is one of the most amazing objects I have ever looked at. Wherever it ends up it is well worth a visit. It’s incredible it was ever made in the first place and that it has made it to modern times is doubly incredible.


7 posted on 03/18/2021 12:21:47 AM PDT by colorado tanker
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To: SunkenCiv

Nice tapestry. I’m glad I’m on this thread. /morerimshot.


8 posted on 03/18/2021 1:37:51 AM PDT by Redcitizen
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To: nickcarraway

It even has Halley's comet before it became known as Halley's comet.

9 posted on 03/18/2021 2:48:34 AM PDT by Nateman (Keep Liberty Alive! Article V)
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To: colorado tanker

I was lucky enough to go the Cloisters in NYC while the tapestry was on display there. We had an amazing history teacher that made sure we got to go see it.


10 posted on 03/18/2021 3:51:42 AM PDT by CTyank
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To: SunkenCiv; Diana in Wisconsin

Oh, darn!.................


11 posted on 03/18/2021 5:08:31 AM PDT by Red Badger ("We've always been at war with Climate Change, Winston."..............................)
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To: nickcarraway
Saw it in France, was very fortunate the friend that took us knew the history and was an excellent guide.
12 posted on 03/18/2021 6:22:58 AM PDT by Jolla
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Ah the tapestry...1066s version of “film at eleven”.


13 posted on 03/18/2021 6:43:42 AM PDT by TalBlack (We have a Christian duty and a patriotic duty. God help us.)
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To: Red Badger; finnsheep; dixjea; Jamestown1630; Bookwoman; Qiviut; BlissinNC; metmom; Mmogamer; ...

*PING* to the Monthly Fiber Arts Ping List!


14 posted on 03/18/2021 7:09:49 AM PDT by Diana in Wisconsin (I don't have 'Hobbies.' I'm developing a robust post-Apocalyptic skill set. )
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To: Diana in Wisconsin

It has a yarn to tell.....................


15 posted on 03/18/2021 7:10:25 AM PDT by Red Badger ("We've always been at war with Climate Change, Winston."..............................)
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To: nickcarraway

AMAZING! Thanks for sharing.


16 posted on 03/18/2021 7:34:41 AM PDT by NEMDF
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To: SunkenCiv

That is such a luscious piece of history! I’m very happy to know they’re going to do something to preserve it.

‘Face

:o])


17 posted on 03/18/2021 9:31:01 AM PDT by Monkey Face ("A mistake that makes us humble is better than an achievement that makes us arrogant." —Unknown)
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To: nickcarraway

Thank you for posting this news. I was in Normandie in 1998 and saw the Bayeux Tapestry along with the Unicorn tapestries in Paris and later on, the Unicorn tapestries at the Met in NYC. Lots of food for thought in such works.
Looks like they did a great job, too.


18 posted on 03/18/2021 11:25:47 AM PDT by Sioux-san
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To: Jolla

Fun fact — The one in France is the original, unedited version. The one in Britain is a copy with the X-rated stuff covered up (you can do an Internet search to see what has been excised in the British copy).


19 posted on 03/18/2021 12:23:33 PM PDT by PallMal
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To: SunkenCiv

Saw it on a Christmas visit to see my daughter. Her sister in law wanted to go. As a hand embroider , it was amazing. The colors were dimmed by age, the stitches were endless. I will have to do some more research.


20 posted on 03/18/2021 12:36:54 PM PDT by KYGrandma (The sun shines bright on my old Kentucky home.....)
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