How Long to Read The Bayeux Tapestry

How Long Does it Take to Read The Bayeux Tapestry?

It takes the average reader 4 hours and 34 minutes to read The Bayeux Tapestry by Gale R. Owen-Crocker

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

Description

This collection of fifteen papers ranges from the author's initial interest in the Tapestry as a source of information on early medieval dress, through to her startling recognition of the embroidery's sophisticated narrative structure. Developing the work of previous authors who had identified graphic models for some of the images, she argues that not just the images themselves but the contexts from which they were drawn should be taken in to account in 'reading' the messages of the Tapestry. In further investigating the minds and hands behind this, the largest non-architectural artefact surviving from the Middle Ages, she ranges over the seams, the embroidery stitches, the language and artistry of the inscription, the potential significance of borders and the gestures of the figures in the main register, always scrutinising detail informatively. She identifies an over-riding conception and house style in the Tapestry, but also sees different hands at work in both needlecraft and graphics. Most intriguingly, she recognises an sub-contractor with a Roman source and a clownish wit. The author is Professor of Anglo-Saxon Culture at The University of Manchester, UK, a specialist in Old English poetry, Anglo-Saxon material culture and medieval dress and textiles.

How long is The Bayeux Tapestry?

The Bayeux Tapestry by Gale R. Owen-Crocker is 272 pages long, and a total of 68,544 words.

This makes it 92% the length of the average book. It also has 84% more words than the average book.

How Long Does it Take to Read The Bayeux Tapestry Aloud?

The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 6 hours and 14 minutes to read The Bayeux Tapestry aloud.

What Reading Level is The Bayeux Tapestry?

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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