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Re: Tapestry or embroidery ?

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On 10/07/2026 13:14, J. J. Lodder wrote:
> occam <occam@nowhere.nix> wrote:
> 
>> Apparently there is great excitement at the British Museum today
>> (according to the BBC). They are taking delivery of the Bayeux tapestry
>> on loan from France.
>>
>> One or two people have pointed out that technically it is an embroidery
>> and not a tapestry. (We are all agreed that it is no a cross-stitch.)
>>
>> Its claim to fame is age - nearly a 1000 years old - and not historical
>> accuracy. The most interesting controversy (for me) is the dispute
>> regarding the penis count.
> 
> Accuracy? That was never the idea.
> It is a shameless piece of Norman propaganda,
> 

So what? It was the tabloid of its day, with fake news.

As for historical accuracy:

"Oxford academic Prof George Garnett counted 93 penises in 2018 – with
88 belonging to horses and another five to men."

I'd like to know which  department funds Prof Garnett's research. There
are plenty of clever dicks at the University of Oxford.

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Tapestry or embroidery ? occam <occam@nowhere.nix> - 2026-07-10 08:59 +0200
  Re: Tapestry or embroidery ? nospam@de-ster.demon.nl (J. J. Lodder) - 2026-07-10 13:14 +0200
    Re: Tapestry or embroidery ? occam <occam@nowhere.nix> - 2026-07-11 09:16 +0200
      Re: Tapestry or embroidery ? Hibou <vpaereru-unmonitored@yahoo.com.invalid> - 2026-07-11 08:59 +0100
        Re: Tapestry or embroidery ? occam <occam@nowhere.nix> - 2026-07-11 11:13 +0200
          Re: Tapestry or embroidery ? "Kerr-Mudd, John" <admin@127.0.0.1> - 2026-07-12 18:22 +0100
            Re: Tapestry or embroidery ? The True Melissa <thetruemelissa@gmail.com> - 2026-07-12 15:47 -0400
      Re: Tapestry or embroidery ? nospam@de-ster.demon.nl (J. J. Lodder) - 2026-07-12 23:09 +0200
        Re: Tapestry or embroidery ? Sam Plusnet <not@home.com> - 2026-07-13 00:29 +0100
  Re: Tapestry or embroidery ? Sam Plusnet <not@home.com> - 2026-07-10 21:10 +0100
    Re: Tapestry or embroidery ? nospam@de-ster.demon.nl (J. J. Lodder) - 2026-07-10 23:32 +0200
    Re: Tapestry or embroidery ? Peter Moylan <peter@pmoylan.org> - 2026-07-11 09:41 +1000
      Re: Tapestry or embroidery ? Sam Plusnet <not@home.com> - 2026-07-11 02:06 +0100
        Re: Tapestry or embroidery ? "Kerr-Mudd, John" <admin@127.0.0.1> - 2026-07-12 18:24 +0100
  Re: Tapestry or embroidery ? liz@poppyrecords.invalid.invalid (Liz Tuddenham) - 2026-07-11 08:48 +0100
    Re: Tapestry or embroidery ? occam <occam@nowhere.nix> - 2026-07-11 11:27 +0200
    Re: Tapestry or embroidery ? Hibou <vpaereru-unmonitored@yahoo.com.invalid> - 2026-07-11 17:41 +0100

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