The Tapestry is one of the most significant - and possibly the most mysterious - early medieval works of art. The prevailing opinion has hitherto been that the Tapestry was made by an English workshop in conquered England. By meticulousand detailed scrutiny of the Tapestry itself, and by reassessing the entire historical and artistic context, Wolfgang Grape, has succeeded in revising this view. In a brilliantly argued exposition, as vivid as a historical novel, he establishes that the Bayeux Tapestry originated in Bayeux itself.