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Technicians stand behind the Bayeux tapestry before digitalizing it in Normandy on Jan. 3, 2020. (Ville de Bayeux via AP) 
A technician inspects the Bayeux tapestry in Normandy, on Jan. 8 2020. (Ville de Bayeux via AP) 
A technician works on a tablet on the digital version of the tapestry in Bayeux, Normandy, on Jan. 8, 2020. (Ville de Bayeux via AP)
PARIS (AP) — The world-famous medieval Bayeux Tapestry may be off-limits to visitors because of the coronavirus pandemic, but its keepers have put a digital version online so the public can enjoy its fabled cloth from the safety of home.
At nearly 77 yards long, users may have to be skilled at using the scroll function of their computers.
The resolution is so clear in the online panorama that you can see the fibers of each stitch when you zoom in.
The Bayeux Tapestry is thought to date to the 11th century, and depicts events leading up to the Norman conquest of England, bringing the era to life in vivid — and sometimes bloody — detail.
Despite being so old, it has shown relatively little decomposition. However, a plan to fix wear and tear in its storytelling weave has been put in place in a planned 2024 restoration by the museum that houses it in the Normandy town of Bayeux.
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