who made the bayeux tapestry
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Bayeux Tapestry The tapestry consists of some fifty scenes with Latin tituli, embroidered on linen with coloured woollen yarns. It is likely that it was commissioned by Bishop Odo, William's half-brother, and made in England—not Bayeux—in the 1070s.
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Christo and Jeanne-Claude Christo Vladimirov Javacheff and Jeanne-Claude were a married couple who created environmental works of art. Christo and Jeanne-Claude were born on the same day, June 13, 1935; Christo in Gabrovo, Bulgaria, and Jeanne-Claude in Morocco. They first met in Paris in October 1958 when Christo painted a portrait of Jeanne-Claude's mother. They then fell in love through creating art work together.
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Boils - Topic Overview 1 The heat and moisture can help the boil to open and drain, but it may take 5 to 7 days. 2  A warm compress or waterproof heating pad placed over a damp towel may also help. 3  Keep using heat for 3 days after the boil opens. 4  Put a bandage on it so the drainage does not spread. Do this as soon as you notice a boil. 2  The heat and moisture can help the boil to open and drain, but it may take 5 to 7 days. 3  A warm compress or waterproof heating pad placed over a damp towel may also help. 4  Keep using heat for 3 days after the boil opens. 5  Put a bandage on it so the drainage does not spread.
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- This is what is to be read , on the subject of his dramatic triumphs , in 1483 , in the accounts of the  Ordinary :   To Jehan Marchand and Pierre Gringoire , carpenter and composer , who have made and composed the mystery made at the Chãtelet of Paris , at the entry of Monsieur the Legate , and have ordered the personages , clothed and dressed ...
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Famous Explorers Prince Henry The Navigator Prince Henry the Navigator was born in the year of 1394. Prince Henry the Navigator was the third child of King John I of Portugal. He was the king at that current time. The founder of the Aviz dynasty, and of Philippa of Lancaster, the daughter of John of Gaunt. His background is half English (by birth) and half Portuguese.
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Roland de Vaux Roland de Vaux. Father Roland Guérin de Vaux OP (17 December 1903 – 10 September 1971) was a French Dominican priest who led the Catholic team that initially worked on the Dead Sea Scrolls. He was the director of the Ecole Biblique, a French Catholic Theological School in East Jerusalem, and he was charged with overseeing research on the scrolls.
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The Canterbury Tales The Canterbury Tales is a book of stories written by Geoffrey Chaucer. It was written in the 14th century. It was one of the first books to be written in the English language. The book is about a group of pilgrims traveling from London to Canterbury. As they travel along, each person tells a story to pass the time. Chaucer planned to write 120 stories, with each person telling two stories on the way there and two of the way back. However, only 23 were completed, and one was partially finished. T
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The Bayeux Tapestry: A Guide Background to the events depicted on the tapestry. The background to the events of 1064-66 depicted on the Bayeux Tapestry can be traced back to 1016 when Cnut (or Canute), King of Denmark, seized the kingdom of England. from thelred The Unready and his son Edmund Ironside.
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The Canterbury Tales by Geoffrey Chaucer The Canterbury Tales by Geoffrey Chaucer. Information. 'The Canterbury Tales' by Geoffrey Chaucer (c.1345-1400) was enormously popular in medieval England, with over 80 copies in existence from the 1500s. Its popularity may be due to the fact that the tales were written in Middle English, a language that developed after the Norman invasion, after which those in power would have spoken French.
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- It was created by Julian Jones, Jake Michie, Julian Murphy and Johnny Capps based on the Arthurian legends of the mythical wizard Merlin and his relationship with Prince Arthur, but differs from traditional versions of the legend in many ways, especially the characters.
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Bayeux Tapestry It was because the tapestry was regarded as an antiquity rather than a work of art that in 1804 it was returned to Bayeux, where in 1823 one commentator, A. L. Lechaude léchaudé'D, anisy reported that there is a sort of purity in its primitive, forms especially considering the state of the arts in the eleventh. century
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- The peak of production was reached in the thirteenth century. Then the wool trade declined for a long period because of political strife. In 1331 King Edward III encouraged Flemish master weavers to settle here. They and their descendants were to play a part in the final ascendancy of English cloth.
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- month rabbits pairs system. The Fibonacci sequence was invented by the Italian Leonardo Pisano Bigollo (1180-1250), who is known in mathematical history by several names: Leonardo of Pisa (Pisano means from Pisa) and Fibonacci (which means son of Bonacci).icly summarized history of Fibonacci himself but would have liked more information on the sequence he discovered (1,1,2,3,5,8...). almost 7 years ago. this is such a complicated topic im mad i have to do a 5 to 7 page essay on this.
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Diyoilpaintings Paint by number Kit, The Last Supper By Leonardo Da Vinci, 70cmX160cm Diyoilpaintings Paint by number Kit, The Last Supper By Leonardo Da Vinci, 70cmX160cm. Description: The Last Supper (Italian: Il Cenacolo or L'Ultima Cena) is a 15th century mural painting in Milan created by Leonardo da Vinci for his patron Duke Ludovico Sforza and his duchess Beatrice d'Este.
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Jean Goujon Jean Goujon. Jean Goujon (c. 1510 – c. 1565)[1][2] was a French Renaissance sculptor and architect.
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Henry the Navigator Henry the Navigator, Portuguese Henrique o Navegador, byname of Henrique, infante (prince) de Portugal, duque (duke) de Viseu, senhor (lord) da Covilhã (born March 4, 1394, Porto, Portugal—died November 13, 1460, Vila do Infante, near Sagres), Portuguese prince noted for his patronage of voyages of discovery among the Madeira Islands and along the ...
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The Legendary Invention of Silk The Yellow Emperor decreed that clothing should be made of silk and hemp. In this version of the legend, it is Huangdi (actually, one of his officials named Po Yu), not the lady of Hsi-ling who invented all fabrics, including silk, and also, according to legend from the Han Dynasty, the loom.
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- The dramatic story of the Norman invasion of England in 1066 is told in 58 vivid scenes by the world-famous Bayeux Tapestry, embroidered just a few years after William the Bastard, Duke of Normandy, became William the Conqueror, King of England.On 6 June 1944, 160,000 Allied troops, supported by... Read More.
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- French tapestry weaving had its origins in the 11th century with Paris being the world's center for the production of Fine tapestry wall hangings. The hundred years war (1337-1453) and ...
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Overview of  Textiles In Africa Dogon Cloth (Mali, Burkina Faso). The Dogon people of Mali make a similar cloth from narrow cloth but it usually is woven all natural, certainly the warp is not died. They do some weaving with died waft, usually to create a border stripe near the ends in pieces intended to be used as shawls or blankets.
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Loom The Jacquard loom is a mechanical loom, invented by Joseph Marie Jacquard in 1801, which simplifies the process of manufacturing textiles with complex patterns such as brocade, damask and matelasse. The loom is controlled by punched cards with punched holes, each row of
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The Canterbury Tales The Canterbury Tales. The Canterbury Tales, frame story by Geoffrey Chaucer, written in Middle English in 1387–1400. The framing device for the collection of stories is a pilgrimage to the shrine of Thomas à Becket in Canterbury, Kent. The 30 pilgrims who undertake the journey gather at the Tabard Inn in Southwark, across the Thames from London.
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- Martin Bouygues, born on May 3, 1952 in Suresnes (birth time source: Didier Geslain, acte 786), is chairman and chief executive officer of the French company Bouygues; founded by his father Francis Bouygues in 1952. In 2006 he was listed at the worlds 214th richest person, and a billionaire.
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- Hugh Capet[1] (c. 939 – 24 October 996), called in contemporary sources Hugh the Great (Latin: Hugo Magnus),[2] was the first King of France of the eponymous Capetian dynasty from his election to succeed the Carolingian Louis V in 987 until his death.
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- infante henrique of portugal duke of viseu 4 march 1394 13 november 1460 better known as henry the navigator portuguese henrique o navegador was an important figure in 15th century portuguese politics and in the early days of the portuguese empire
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- Pourtant,  la mort d'Edouard en 1066 Harold s'empare de la couronne d'Angleterre. En raction, Guillaume et ses troupes combattent Harold lors de la bataille d'Hastings. Harold et son arme sont vaincus le 14 octobre 1066. La Tapisserie de Bayeux est inscrite au Registre Mmoire du Monde de l'UNESCO.