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The document discusses the religious context and origins of the Bayeux Tapestry. It argues that while the tapestry depicts secular events like war, it was originally commissioned for religious purposes by a clerical patron. Two potential patrons are discussed - Queen Edith, who ran embroidery workshops at nunneries, and Odo, the Bishop of Bayeux. The tapestry is thought to have been embroidered in a monastic workshop and always displayed in religious buildings. Its imagery draws from religious sources, and

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misha_nathani

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