The Bayeux tapestry is one of the world’s most famous pieces of medieval art—and it’s just been insured for $1.1bn. The Economist’s culture editor, Alexandra Suich Bass, explores how this eye-watering figure was agreed on.
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Don't giv it back until the French stop the boats
Moth larvae food.
Does anyone know how many english women made this and roughly how long it took to make?
Its so rad.
The problem is that William the conqueror had it made after the king Harold was killed in battle. It’s not acutely depicted cause one side made the surviving Saxon woman make it to fit their narrative.
what, the British Museum loaning stuff instead of just taking them?
what a novelty.
Imagina la cantidad de personas que habrían comido con todo ese dinero 😅
Considering that France is a short ride or flight from England, it’s sort of ridiculous that British museum fans couldn’t just go there.
Why would you comment on how many women are depicted? Why would you care about something like that?
It's truly sad that the British couldn't steal this tapestry
It's truly sad that the British couldn't steal this tapestry
Give us a replica! The illustration is just the same,surely!?!?
What are the premiums?
It would be a very British museum thing to say returning the tapestry is too dangerous and they will have to keep it
My welsh history teacher outside his classroom had Long 1066 tapestry poster probably only thing I liked about school History lessons 💯👍
1.1 bill pound
Such a pointless waste of funds and energy moving it across the channel. I've been to see it in Bayeux, it's easy to get to, not that expensive for those in the UK, and the display centre is well done. Ridiculous fuss.
Only 1 billion is kind of a low-ball ngl.