tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3067098918914268503.post2242527591393723837..comments2024-03-29T15:04:20.549+11:00Comments on ART and ARCHITECTURE, mainly: Bayeux Tapestry obsessive detailsHelshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02849907428208235392noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3067098918914268503.post-64691818646704580372018-01-20T08:04:45.076+11:002018-01-20T08:04:45.076+11:00Jack
I hope the loan goes ahead... it will certai...Jack<br /><br />I hope the loan goes ahead... it will certainly draw very large crowds. Hopefully the curators will write essays on the unresolved historical and art issues thrown up by the magnificent Bayeux Tapestry.Helshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02849907428208235392noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3067098918914268503.post-56883528378573207372018-01-19T15:37:43.915+11:002018-01-19T15:37:43.915+11:00The first loan of the Bayeux Tapestry outside Fran...The first loan of the Bayeux Tapestry outside France for 950 years is expected to be to the British Museum in 2022. Head of the museum Hartwig Fischer said: “This would be a major loan, probably the most significant ever from France to the UK. It is a gesture of extraordinary generosity and proof of the deep ties that link our countries. The Bayeux Tapestry is of huge importance, as it recounts a crucial moment in British and French history, 1066.<br /><br />Michael Lewis, deputy head of the British Museum’s department of Britain, Europe and Prehistory, said that transporting the object would be a logistical challenge that would probably require rolling up the 70-metre cloth. The British Museum would display it alongside Anglo-Saxon art of the period that would emphasise similarities in designs and techniques.<br /><br />Jack Malvern<br />The Times, 17th Jan 2018Jack Malvernhttps://www.thetimes.co.uk/edition/news/britain-to-get-bayeux-tapestry-as-macron-agrees-loan-n5brflnjxnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3067098918914268503.post-87628530658921836132012-12-05T21:05:56.219+11:002012-12-05T21:05:56.219+11:00columnist
without getting too conspiratorial abou...columnist<br /><br />without getting too conspiratorial about hidden messages, it seems perfectly reasonable that the winners (the Normans) would write the history of the invasion and the losers (the English) would do as they were told. <br /><br />It appeals to me enormously that the English embroiderers might have just a little input into the tapestry, even if it had to be cautious and tucked away. Helshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02849907428208235392noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3067098918914268503.post-26614863355180655182012-12-05T21:02:13.175+11:002012-12-05T21:02:13.175+11:00We Travel,
the cleric is a tall, imposing, tonsur...We Travel,<br /><br />the cleric is a tall, imposing, tonsured cleric in secular dress and his hand on his hip. There is no way of guessing who he was, except he was definitely important.<br /><br />Was he the dreaded Archbishop Stigand of Canterbury? Laynesmith asks how Stigand grabbed and retained the position when it had been granted to the Norman Robert of Jumieges. Helshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02849907428208235392noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3067098918914268503.post-40489841776583442252012-12-05T18:19:38.076+11:002012-12-05T18:19:38.076+11:00Well I never knew anything about these hidden mess...Well I never knew anything about these hidden messages. Thanks for the interesting post on the subject.columnisthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03764365428633038329noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3067098918914268503.post-78580358084065674662012-12-05T12:55:25.924+11:002012-12-05T12:55:25.924+11:00Who was the lucky and well endowed cleric? I shall...Who was the lucky and well endowed cleric? I shall have a look, next time we are in Bayeux.We Travelnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3067098918914268503.post-9866934172736512262012-12-05T09:26:59.740+11:002012-12-05T09:26:59.740+11:00Jim
VERY interesting, especially since I thought ...Jim<br /><br />VERY interesting, especially since I thought historians knew all there was to know about the Bayeux Tapestry. But but but... there is always new learning going on!<br /><br />Thanks for the links to neo-Gothic buildings in Sydney. I wonder why our 19th century forefathers chose neo-Gothic for a young country... in a hot climate.Helshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02849907428208235392noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3067098918914268503.post-61366213791634153052012-12-05T09:22:52.170+11:002012-12-05T09:22:52.170+11:00Leon and Sue
Yes indeed. I was on an organised to...Leon and Sue<br /><br />Yes indeed. I was on an organised tour of Normandy and particularly loved being at Mont St Michel. <br /><br />We did spend a day in Bayeux, half a day in the cathedral and the tapestry building, half a day in the rest of the city. But it is never enough, is it? Helshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02849907428208235392noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3067098918914268503.post-25242113910941283332012-12-05T07:51:51.042+11:002012-12-05T07:51:51.042+11:00Quite an interesting subject. Did you notice a cou...Quite an interesting subject. Did you notice a couple of gothic churches I had on my blog recently?<br />http://sydney-city.blogspot.com.au/2012/11/kogarah-st-patricks-catholic-church.htmlJimhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16361781616939928650noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3067098918914268503.post-53142660561411418962012-12-05T07:31:54.540+11:002012-12-05T07:31:54.540+11:00Just wondering if you've had the opportunity t...Just wondering if you've had the opportunity to visit Bayeux? We did to especially see the tapestry, then the cathedral and it was an extraordinary experience.<br />Very much liked the town as well before moving on to see the D-Day beaches.<br />Very much enjoyed your post.<br />LeonLeon Simshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17609891995057827081noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3067098918914268503.post-59652658488297051142012-12-05T00:31:17.607+11:002012-12-05T00:31:17.607+11:00It is interesting which era (s) of history we choo...It is interesting which era (s) of history we choose to write about, and which countries. Although I did plenty of medieval history subjects at uni, my passion was always the 17th century. And what you say is equally true about the 17th century - less muddled thinking, better questions and more realistic understanding of those times.<br /><br />Plus I think we mature in our own historical understanding, with some age and life experience.Helshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02849907428208235392noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3067098918914268503.post-51111924374179424022012-12-04T18:42:27.887+11:002012-12-04T18:42:27.887+11:00Hello Hels, It seems that there are many aspects ...Hello Hels, It seems that there are many aspects of medieval iconography, including strange scenes in illuminated manuscripts; gargoyles and other carvings on cathedrals; and now apparently this tapestry/embroidery,<br />that have been swept under the carpet, or for which are invoked unsatisfactory and overly-facile explanations such as 'lingering paganism'.<br /><br />Perhaps Victorian prudery has muddled thinking in this area and has chosen to aim the spotlight away from these areas. I'm glad that people are starting to ask better questions that will result in a more realistic understanding of those times.<br />--Road to ParnassusParnassushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08958901307538141468noreply@blogger.com