Cost and Registration Information

Early Registration Price (August 7 at 10 am – August 31 at 4 pm): $80
Regular Registration Price (August 31 at 4 pm – first day of class): $88

Members, seniors, and students get a 10% discount.

This seminar is full. Please call (312) 255-3700 to be added to the wait list.

Mark your Calendar!

The Newberry Bookstore will re-open on August 14, and you will once again be able to find most of your assigned books for sale there.

Seminar Description

The beautifully designed, meticulously crafted artifact known as the Bayeux Tapestry is as personally moving as it is culturally significant. Sixty meters long and 50 centimeters high, it records, in careful woolen stitches, the principal people and events of the Battle of Hastings, an event that altered the history of Britain and France. In this one-day seminar, we will study the panels to appreciate the tapestry’s artistry and learn the history of the event it represents. The seminar is designed to interest those who have visited Bayeux, as well as those who have not.

One session. E - $80, L - $88

Susanne Dumbleton earned her PhD in medieval literature at the University at Albany (SUNY). She is a Professor and Dean Emeritus at DePaul University.

Materials List

Recommended:

• Lucien Musset, Tr Richard Rex, The Bayeux Tapestry, Boyell and Brewer, 2005. ISBN: 184-3831635
• A small course packet of additional material, compiled by the instructor and distributed during the first class, for which there will be a nominal fee due at that time.

First Reading:

• There is no reading assignment for the first class.

This class is part of the Newberry’s Adult Education Seminars Program. Learn more about our registration procedures.