Apocalypse Tapestry of Angers

The Apocalypse of Angers (1373/75- 1380/82) is the oldest and largest narrative tapestry in the world (800 m2), asserting the ambitions of Louis I of Anjou, King of Sicily and Jerusalem, who commissioned it. A veritable woven manuscript, the tapestry is first and foremost a giant transcript of the illuminated AngloNorman albums of the Book of Revelation. Its uniqueness, innovative form, subject and uses make it an irreplaceable documentary source. Illustrating the final book of the Bible, its message is intended to be universal. Used in public ceremonies, it was rooted in relations between Europe and the Middle East and documents a political-religious reading of the Apocalypse during the Hundred Years’ War between France and England.