Dr Janina Ramirez - Art Detective

Bayeux Tapestry - with Joe Whitlock Blundell

05.24.2017 - By LalumaPlay

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The Bayeux Tapestry is an embroidered cloth nearly 70 metres (230 ft) long and 50 centimetres (20 in) tall, which depicts the events leading up to the Norman conquest of England concerning William, Duke of Normandy, and Harold, Earl of Wessex, later King of England, and culminating in the Battle of Hastings.Joe Whitlock Blundell has been Design and Production Director of The Folio Society for over 20 years, responsible for all aspects of the books’ appearance: typographic design, art direction, choice of materials, and manufacturing quality. In this capacity he has seen well over 1,000 different titles into print. He is also a photographer with a number of books and one-man exhibitions to his name.View this episode's images here.Subscribe, rate and review on iTunes and follow Janina on Twitter. Follow History Hit on Facebook, Instagram and Twitter.Please share this episode on Twitter and Facebook.Producer: Dan MorelleView this episode's images here.Subscribe, rate and review on iTunes and follow Janina on Twitter. Follow History Hit on Facebook, Instagram and Twitter.Please share this episode on Twitter and Facebook.Producer: Dan Morelle Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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