Stitching in the Bayeux Tapestry

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Illustration

Patrick Tinkham
by Unknown Artist
published on 12 November 2018

Shown here is a detail from the Bayeux Tapestry. Though referred to as a tapestry, it is a linen cloth that features embroidery in eight different-colored wools. 11th century CE.

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Artist, U. (2018, November 12). Stitching in the Bayeux Tapestry. World History Encyclopedia. Retrieved from https://www.worldhistory.org/image/9463/stitching-in-the-bayeux-tapestry/

Chicago Style

Artist, Unknown. "Stitching in the Bayeux Tapestry." World History Encyclopedia. Last modified November 12, 2018. https://www.worldhistory.org/image/9463/stitching-in-the-bayeux-tapestry/.

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Artist, Unknown. "Stitching in the Bayeux Tapestry." World History Encyclopedia. World History Encyclopedia, 12 Nov 2018. Web. 27 Mar 2023.

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