Medieval World 23 (pre-order)

This massive embroidery's imagery is instantly recognizable. But what story does it really tell, and why commemorate a major campaign on a strip of cloth in the first place? Theme: The Bayeux Tapestry Murray Dahm, 'Introducing the Bayeux Tapestry - The thread of history'. Rhiannon Garth Jones, 'The fabric of society - Why textiles mattered in the Middle Ages'. Lorris Chevalier, 'Embroidered propaganda - Norman siege warfare on the Bayeux Tapestry'. Gale Owen-Crocker, 'Designing a masterpiece - Sources and references for the Bayeux Tapestry'. Florence Scott, 'Conspicuous coronations - Rulership on the Bayeux Tapestry'. Robert Jones, 'The Battle of Hastings - A watershed moment'. Features: Jonathan H. Jones, 'A legendary city of knowledge - Baghdad'. Clay Vagrant, 'Medieval China's imperial enforcers - The Jinyiwei'. Evan Schultheis, 'False images - Military attire in Byzantine art'. Lev Shulga, 'Sorcery and heresy - Europe's first great magic panic'. Lucy Laumonier, 'A precious burden - Pregnancy in the Middle Ages'.