The arts in the middle ages, and at the period of the Renaissance (1875)
Jacob, P. L., 1806-1884 · London : Chapman and Hall · leaf 75
rom oblivion. It may also be well to observetliat at tbe time it is first alluded to in history, this tapestry is foundbelonging to tbe very cliurch in which Matilda desired to be buried. We hâve already seen (in tlie chapter on Furniture) that towards thetwelfth and tbirteenth centuries, under the… … Fig. 27.—A pièce of the Bayeux Tapestry, representing the construction of Boats for William (with Border). for campaigning or for hunting. They were displayed on festive occasions ;as, for instance, wlien princes were enteriug a town, the object being to bidetbe bare walls. The dining-halls were…
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