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  • Reading Bayeux Tapestry
    History of the Bayeux Tapestry and the tale it tells in quick loading, bite sized chunks.
    www.bayeuxtapestry.org.uk
  • Bayeux Tapestry
    High resolution images of the tapestry with selected highlights, including a Latin to English translation.
    www.hastings1066.com
  • Wikipedia: Bayeux Tapestry
    Hyperlinked overview of the Bayeux Tapestry, an embroidery detailing the Norman Conquest of England in 1066.
    en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bayeux_Tapestry
  • Metropolitan Museum of Art: The Unicorn Tapestries [pick] [read review]
    Examines the medieval European tapestry believed to have been designed in Paris and woven in Brussels (then part of the Netherlands) between 1495 and 1505. Explore the iconographic symbol and history through photo galleries, a video, and an illustrated story.
    www.metmuseum.org/explore/Unicorn/unicorn_splash.htm
  • Wikipedia: The Lady and the Unicorn
    Brief synopsis of the cycle of French tapestries collectively known as the Lady and the Unicorn tapestries with a description of each of the six images.
    en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Lady_and_the_Unicorn
  • Tapestries, Cloths, and Embroidery
    Allows you to explore the famous tapestry collection, Lady and the Unicorn, located at the Musee National du Moyen Age (National Museum of the Middle Ages) in France.
    www.musee-moyenage.fr/ang/pages/page_id18368_u1l2.htm
  • Lady With the Unicorn, The
    Disusses the history of the six tapestries known as La Dame à la Licorne (Lady and the Unicorn), in which five represent the senses, and the sixth is a mystery.
    arthistory.heindorffhus.dk/frame-TapestryUnicornLady.htm
  • Wikipedia: The Hunt of the Unicorn
    Brief overview of the famous tapestry series commonly referred to as the Unicorn Tapestries.
    en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Hunt_of_the_Unicorn
  • AEMMA: Bayeux Tapestry
    Provides a short history of the Bayuex Tapestry, on display at the Centre Guillaume le Conquérant in France. Offers segments of the tapestry with the original Latin text, literal translation, and contemporary interpretation of the script.
    www.aemma.org/onlineResources/bayeux/bayeuxIntro.html
  • NPR: Reviving the Rich Legacy of the Bayeux Tapestry
    Listen to an NPR interview with embroidery shop owner Chantal James on the history and legacy of the Bayeux Tapestry.
    www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=5069696
  • Loggia: Lady With Unicorn Tapestries
    Brief summary of the Lady and the Unicorn tapestry collection located in Paris, France.
    www.loggia.com/art/medieval/gothic03.html
  • Medieval Art: The Unicorn Tapestries
    Offers a detailed summary and dimensions of each tapestry in The Hunt of the Unicorn series. From Dr. Michael Delahoyde, Professor at Washington State University.
    www.wsu.edu/~delahoyd/medieval/unicorn.html
  • Historic Scotland: Factsheets - Hunt of the Unicorn
    Bulletpoints of interesting and historical facts about the seven medieval tapestries known as Hunt of the Unicorn.
    www.historic-scotland.gov.uk/stirling_tapestries_factsheet_hunt_of_the_unic...
  • Lady and the Unicorn, The
    Explores the history of the famous Lady and the Unicorn tapestries including the stories they tell, Le Viste family, medieval tapestry making, and medieval symbolism. Includes information on the novel inspired by the tapestries and written by Tracy Chevalier.
    www.tchevalier.com/unicorn/tapestries
  • Lady and the Unicorn
    Offers images of the group of six tapestries known as the Lady and the Unicorn tapestries, woven during the early 16th century.
    orion.it.luc.edu/~avande1/unicorn.html#
 




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