ID: 700009467 Page link: http://vocab.getty.edu/page/cona/700009467	Record Type: Movable Work
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Bayeux Tapestry (embroidery work; unknown embroiders; patron; probably Bishop Odo of Bayeux; 1070s; Bayeux Museum )

Note: Medieval embroidery work, not a tapestry. Depicts the Norman Conquest of England in 1066. First documented in 1476 as used once a year to decorate the nave of the cathedral in Bayeux, France. Its origins are not documented, but the prevalent current opinion is that it was probably commissioned by Bishop Odo, half-brother of William the Conquerer, and made in England in the 1070s. It is comprised of several panels stitched together; it is surmised that it may be incomplete, missing final scenes of the conquering hero William in his realm. La Tapisserie de Bayeux est inscrite au Registre Mémoire du Monde de l'UNESCO.

Titles:

Bayeux Tapestry (preferred,C,U,English-P,U,P)

Bayeux Embroidery (C,U,English,U,U)

Cloth of the Conquest (C,U,English,U,U)

Tapisserie de Bayeux (C,U,French-P,U,U)

La Tapisserie de Bayeux (C,U,undetermined,U,U)

La telle du conquest (C,U,French,U,U)

Tapete Baiocense (C,U,Latin,U,U)

Catalog Level: item

Work Types:

embroidery work [300264024] (preferred)

..... (Objects Facet, Visual and Verbal Communication (hierarchy name), Visual Works (hierarchy name), visual works (works), <visual works by material or technique>, needlework (visual works))

Classifications:

textiles (preferred)

Creation Date: 1070s

Creator Display:

unknown embroiders; patron; probably Bishop Odo of Bayeux [preferred]

embroiderer unknown (unknown cultural designation) [500125274]

patron Odo of Bayeux, Bishop (Norman bishop, died 1097) Qualifier: probably by [500475827]

Locations:

Current: Term Not Found (ULAN Candidate) (Corp. Body)

Display Materials: wool yarn on linen, embroidery

	wool (hair material) [300014074]
	.......(Materials Facet, Materials (hierarchy name), materials (substances), <materials by origin>, biological material, animal material, keratinous material, <hair and hair components as materials>, hair (material), <hair by form as material>)

	linen (material) [300014069]
	.......(Materials Facet, Materials (hierarchy name), materials (substances), <materials by form>, <materials by physical form>, <fiber and fiber by product>, <fiber by product>, textile materials, <textile materials by composition or origin>)

	embroidering [300053653]
	.......(Activities Facet, Processes and Techniques (hierarchy name), <processes and techniques by specific type>, <processes and techniques by material>, textile processes and techniques, <textile working processes and techniques>, <needleworking and needleworking techniques>, needleworking (process))

Dimensions: 231 feet (70 metres) long x 19.5 inches (49.5 cm)

Cultures:

Norman (preferred)

French

English

Style/Period/Group/Movement:

	Romanesque [300020768] (preferred,N/A)
	.....(Styles and Periods Facet, Styles and Periods (hierarchy name), <styles| periods| and cultures by region>, European, Medieval styles and periods, Medieval (European))

General Subject:

history and legend (preferred)

Specific Subjects:

	Norman Conquest of England [901002091]
	.....((British history, European history, Named Events)) (ICON)

Related Works:

	architectural context is .... Bayeux Cathedral [700009468] documented as displayed here annually
	..........cathedral (building); N/A; consecrated 14 July 1077

List/Hierarchical Position:

..... Movable Works

.......... Movable Works by class: decorative and utilitarian works

Sources and Contributors:
Bayeux Tapestry	........ [VP]
	........ Grove Art Online (2008-)
	........ Janson, History of Art (1997)
	........ Encyclopedia Britannica Online (2002-)
Bayeux Embroidery	........ [VP]
	........ Szabo and Kuefler. Bayeux Tapestry: Annotated Bibliography (2015)
Cloth of the Conquest	........ [VP]
	........ Bayeaux Museum [online] (2000-)
Tapisserie de Bayeux	........ [VP]
	........ Szabo and Kuefler. Bayeux Tapestry: Annotated Bibliography (2015)
La Tapisserie de Bayeux	........ [VP]
	........ Bayeaux Museum [online] (2000-)
La telle du conquest	........ [VP]
	........ Szabo and Kuefler. Bayeux Tapestry: Annotated Bibliography (2015)
Tapete Baiocense	........ [VP]
	........ Szabo and Kuefler. Bayeux Tapestry: Annotated Bibliography (2015)

Subject: ....... [VP]

Note:
English	..... [VP]
	..... Encyclopedia Britannica Online (2002-) "Bayeaux Tapestry," accessed 25 June 2108
	..... Szabo and Kuefler. Bayeux Tapestry: Annotated Bibliography (2015)
	..... Bayeaux Museum [online] (2000-)