Regarding the spectators of the Bayeux Tapestry: Bishop Odo and his circle

Heslop, T A (2009) Regarding the spectators of the Bayeux Tapestry: Bishop Odo and his circle. Art History, 32 (2). pp. 222-249. ISSN 1467-8365

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Abstract

The entourage of Bishop Odo of Bayeux contained successful entrepreneurs and talented scholars. There was much to interest both groups in the Bayeux Tapestry which he commissioned. The Norman invasion of England is shown as a major logistical exercise for which the principal model was Caesar's invasion of 54 bce. Like the Romans, the Normans became successful colonists and farmed the land. The Tapestry also has epic qualities, recalling the poetic ‘histories’ of antiquity, especially Virgil's Aeneid, which provides parallels for episodes and incidents in the Tapestry also found in the written accounts of the Norman invasion. The rhetorical nature of history itself, ideally vivid, allusive and yet truthful, was receiving critical scrutiny at the time as part of a self-conscious revival of classical narrative styles.

Item Type:	Article
Faculty \ School:	Faculty of Arts and Humanities > School of Art History and World Art Studies (former - to 2014)
UEA Research Groups:	Faculty of Arts and Humanities > Research Groups > Art History and World Art Studies Faculty of Arts and Humanities > Research Groups > Centre for European and American Art History Faculty of Arts and Humanities > Research Centres > Centre for African Art and Archaeology
Depositing User:	EPrints Services
Date Deposited:	01 Oct 2010 13:57
Last Modified:	10 Aug 2023 14:30
URI:	https://ueaeprints.uea.ac.uk/id/eprint/9590
DOI:	10.1111/j.1467-8365.2009.00669.x

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