- Hardcover: 160 pages
- Publisher: Michael O'Mara Books Ltd (29 Sep 2000)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 1854795015
- ISBN-13: 978-1854795014
- Product Dimensions: 21.6 x 14.7 x 2.8 cm
- Average Customer Review: 4.2 out of 5 stars See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 947,644 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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In this title, the author provides an overview of the shroud, its history and origins, the theories surrounding its "negative" image, and scientific discoveries made about its composition and provenance.
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10 of 11 people found the following review helpful
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This book has the best, most detailed pictures of the shroud that i have ever seen. It gives detailed close up images of the surface. The arguments about the Shroud still rage on, but Wilson is regarded by most as an authority on the Shroud. His comments combined with images by Barrie Schwortz, the official photographer for the research team looking at the shroud, give the reader a highly detailed and intelligent insight in to the Shroud of Turin.
All the expert evidence gathered by the official research team is pretty much presented in this text. Another fantastic part of the book is Wilson's presentation of the evidence that traces the Shroud back to the 1st Century. He is the first person to have done so sucessfully, and his case is very strong.
This book is a must for anyone researching the Shroud of Turin. ALthough it does strongly argue that the Shroud is genuine, it can easily just be taken as a presentation of the evidence and the reader can make his own conclusions. An excellent book with breathtaking images!
4 of 5 people found the following review helpful
Format:Hardcover
Ian Wilson presents the lattest research and news on the Shroud. Some of the pictures are exclusive to this book. I particularly enjoyed the balance point of view and the common sense arguments that cast a doubt on the radiocarbon dating. Wilson has been the most prolefic and knowledgable author on the Shroud; this book proves it once again. His clear presentation with the accompanying pictures from Barrie Schwortz makes it a pleasant reading. The book touches on many aspect of the Shroud. In particular, his theory of the cloth of Edessa being the Shroud of Turin is presented once again, yet in a concise form; which makes it more compelling. The skeptics keep stating that the Shroud left no historical trace before 1355, but Wilson proves otherwise.
Format:Hardcover
Good book well written although it was published in 1978 so misses out on recent scholarship but it is still an authoritative work. The book took about three weeks to be delivered which was outside the 3-5 days stated time.
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Sounds convincing...until you read the counter-arguments
Ian Wilson's case is comprehensively annihilated in the book "Turin Shroud : In Whose Image? by Lynn Picknett, Clive Prince. Read more
Published on 16 Feb 2001
A scientfic exploration with the excitement of a thriller
The book begins with the dismissal of the Turin Shroud as a fake following radio-cabon dating in 1988. Read more
Published on 14 Nov 2000
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