Bayeux Stitch
Couching stitch, now often called Bayeux stitch, filled large coloured surfaces in the embroidery.
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1070 in France
Explore 11 historical events and records for France in 1070.
Historical records for France in 1070
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Bayeux Tapestry Buildings
The embroidery portrays castles, churches, halls, and other buildings from the conquest narrative.
Bayeux Tapestry Characters
The surviving narrative contains more than six hundred human figures.
Bayeux Tapestry Dimensions
The surviving embroidery measures approximately sixty-eight metres in length.
Bayeux Tapestry Dyes
Woad, madder, and weld supplied blue, red, brown, orange, and yellow colours for the wool.
Bayeux Tapestry Friezes
Decorative borders contain real animals, mythical creatures, fables, and scenes related to the central narrative.
Bayeux Tapestry Horses
The embroidery depicts more than two hundred horses and mules.
Bayeux Tapestry Linen
The embroidery was made on nine joined panels of woven linen cloth.
Bayeux Tapestry Wool
Coloured wool thread was embroidered onto linen to create the narrative scenes.
Commission of Bayeux Tapestry
Most historians consider Odo the probable patron who commissioned the embroidery for his cathedral.
Succession
Succeeds as Count of France
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