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The Yorkshire Preface to the Bayeux Tapestry by Jones, Charles

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The Yorkshire Preface to the Bayeux Tapestry by Jones, Charles

The Yorkshire Preface to the Bayeux Tapestry

by Jones, Charles

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UK: Writers Print Shop. A Fine Softcover. New/No Dust Jacket As Issued. No Flaws or Blemishes but minimal shelf handling; Still Gift Quality. 7.5 by 9.5 inches; 98 pages; fully illustrated with line drawings. The text covere some practical working tips and instructions. The special stitches are explained and the story, significance and iconography behind the images in the six panels is told. The history of the original tapestry tells the fascinating facts and theories about who, how, when and why it was made.


The techniques of spinning and natural dyeing that are relevant to the construction of the preface are explained. There are also some comments and lessons and a short history of the Reading copy of the Bayeux Tapestry The book is extensively illustrated with large images that could be traced to make copies of the images.
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  • ISBN 10 1904623379
  • ISBN 13 9781904623373
  • Publisher Writers Print Shop
  • Place of Publication UK

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The Yorkshire Preface To The Bayeux Tapestry: The Events Of Septemver 1066 (SCARCE FIRST EDITION,...
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The Yorkshire Preface To The Bayeux Tapestry: The Events Of Septemver 1066 (SCARCE FIRST EDITION, FIRST PRINTING SIGNED BY AUTHOR, CHARLES JONES)

by Jones, Charles

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First Edition, First Printing
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Paperback
ISBN 10 / ISBN 13
9781904623373 / 1904623379
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Great Britain: WritersPrintShop, 2005. NrF. First Edition, First Printing. Paperback. SIGNED BY AUTHOR, CHARLES JONES. without dedication or inscription on title-page. Signing reads, 'Chas Jones/20 Sept 2010'. This copy was owned by Roger M Weatherill and bears his inscription on verso of front cover; 'Roger M Weatherill/Bilbrough History And/Archaeology Group'. Large paperback. ix,97pp. Profusely illustrated with photographs and line-drawings. This book has been written to help the team whp are undertaking the context in which the original Tapestry was made. Their aim was to produce five metres of embroidery that could sit alongside the Tapestry in Bayeux. The preface covers some of the events taking place in Yorkshire during the momentous months of the autumn 1066. With Bibliography. Small surface abrasion to title-page; else a near fine copy of a SCARCE first edition, first printing SIGNED BY AUTHOR, CHAS JONES. . Signed by Author, Charles Jones. First Edition, First Printing.… Read More
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