The Bayeux Tapestry dates back to 1064 when King Edward ruled. The Bayeux Tapestry is 231 feet long and 20 inches high. It uses bright colors and includes landscape, human and animals, and Latin inscription.The Tapestry depicts the narrative of the very politicalized rise to the crown of William, the Duke of Normandy. In his essay The Bayeux Tapestry: a stripped narrative for their eyes and ears Richard Brilliant claims for many reasons the Tapestry was intended for the public to experience not only through sight but also through sound. The connection of the Tapestry to the texts written about it, the connection of the language of the time and the Tapestry, and the relationship between the Tapestry and the inscription all lead Brilliant to…show more content… Rather than having the inscription in another language for a solution, Brilliant argues this is a way for the use of a narrator or singer to enter to further the narrative that occurred. Brilliant believes there was likely an audio element to the viewing of the Tapestry. This would likely be a narrator depicting what was happening in the Tapestry or a singer performing works that would deepen the meaning of the Tapestry. Brilliant also speaks of the relation between the inscription and the narrative of the Tapestry. He states the proximity and size of inscription both enhance the experience of the viewer. Rather than just seeing the story, or as spoken about above hearing the story, viewers can read along to what is occurring in the narrative. For all of these reasons, Brilliant concludes and is able to convince his audience the Bayeux Tapestry was not only intended for viewing, but hearing and reading about as well. In the very end of his paper Brilliant reveals the purpose for this when he inserts an inscription from a minature about Li Bestiaires d’amours that speaks of the importance of both seeing and hearing for memory. Through this Brilliant is able to explain why the connections between the image and the written are so important, so the audience may remember the
