What is the Bayeux Tapestry?
Although it is referred to one, the Bayeux Tapestry is not a tapestry in the strictest sense. It is a wall hanging embroidery. It was constructed from eight separate pieces of linen which were joined to make up its length. The Bayeux tapestry is approximately 70 meters long and half a meter wide. It is generally agreed that the Bishop of Odo commissioned the Bayeux tapestry. The wall hanging was designed and constructed reasonably soon after the battle in 1066. The Bayeux Tapestry was made without any shadow of doubt to celebrate and record for posterity the events leading up to the battle and its aftermath. If you stand back and look at the Bayeux Tapestry as a whole, you perceive the impression that the wall hanging is a celebration of a famous victory. You also perceive a certain flow which indicates an artistic impression in so much as the design of the tapestry was by one person. Reproductions of the Bayeux Tapestry are the art heirlooms of the future. Art lovers and collectors all around the world love the Bayeux Tapestry.
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