The Bayeux Tapestry
The Life Story of a Masterpiece
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- Published: 1 May 2007
- ISBN: 9780099450191
- Imprint: Vintage
- Format: Paperback
- Pages: 368
- RRP: $37.99
Hick's enchantment with the tapestry is compelling, and her style confident and writerly
Kate Colquhoun, Daily Telegraph
Hicks tells her fascinating tale with the deftest of touches
Helen Castor, Guardian
I was bowled over... it is a book full of page-turning vignettes
Simon Young, Sunday Telegraph
Well written, well documented, quite often serious but not too grave, allergic to over -imaginative fantasy but not immune to romantic pull of those colourful worsted threads on plain linen. Carola Hicks's book weaves its own spell
Peter Mandler, Times Literary Supplement
A fittingly meticulous tribute to the world's fiddliest masterpiece
Ned Denny, Daily Mail
A perceptive and sure-footed guide… Hicks tells her fascinating tale with deftest of touches
Guardian
Hicks' enchantment with the tapestry is compelling and her style confident and writerly
Daily Telegraph
A beguiling study
Financial Times