How Long to Read Decoding the Bayeux Tapestry

How Long Does it Take to Read Decoding the Bayeux Tapestry?

It takes the average reader 4 hours and 20 minutes to read Decoding the Bayeux Tapestry by Arthur Colin Wright

Assuming a reading speed of 250 words per minute. Learn more

Description

For the first time, a scholar reveals the meaning of the marginal images on the Bayeux Tapestry, unlocking a completely new meaning of the work. The story of the Norman Conquest and the Battle of Hastings as shown in the Bayeux Tapestry is arguably the most widely-known in the panoply of English history, and over the last 200 years there have been hundreds of books on the Tapestry seeking to analyze its meanings. Yet, there is one aspect of the embroidery that has been virtually ignored or dismissed as unimportant by historians—the details in the margins. The fables shown in the margins are neither just part of a decorative ribbon, nor are they discontinuous. They follow on in sequence. When this is understood, it becomes clear that they must relate to the action shown on the body of the Tapestry. After careful examination, the purpose of these images is to amplify, elaborate, or explain the main story. In this groundbreaking study, Arthur Wright reveals the significance of the images in the margins. Now it is possible to see the “whole” story as never before, enabling a more complete picture of the Bayeux Tapestry to be constructed. Wright reexamines many of the scenes in the main body of the work, showing that a number of the basic assumptions, so often taught as facts, have been based on nothing more than reasoned conjecture. It might be thought that after so much has been written about the Bayeux Tapestry there was nothing more to be said, but Decoding the Bayeux Tapestry shows how much there is still to be learned.

How long is Decoding the Bayeux Tapestry?

Decoding the Bayeux Tapestry by Arthur Colin Wright is 255 pages long, and a total of 65,025 words.

This makes it 86% the length of the average book. It also has 79% more words than the average book.

How Long Does it Take to Read Decoding the Bayeux Tapestry Aloud?

The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 5 hours and 55 minutes to read Decoding the Bayeux Tapestry aloud.

What Reading Level is Decoding the Bayeux Tapestry?

Decoding the Bayeux Tapestry is suitable for students ages 12 and up.

Note that there may be other factors that effect this rating besides length that are not factored in on this page. This may include things like complex language or sensitive topics not suitable for students of certain ages.

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