The Holy Shroud : a brilliant hoax in the time of the black death
(Book)
Author
Contributors
Published
New York : Pegasus Books, 2020.
ISBN
1643134329, 9781643134321
Status
Description
Loading Description...
Also in this Series
Checking series information...
Copies
Location | Call Number | Status |
---|---|---|
Addison Public Library - 2nd Floor - Adult Books | 232.96 VIK | On Shelf |
Glenside Public Library District - Nonfiction | 945.05 Vik | On Shelf |
More Details
Published
New York : Pegasus Books, 2020.
Format
Book
Physical Desc
xvii, 211 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
Language
English
ISBN
1643134329, 9781643134321
Notes
Description
A towering figure in the art world unravels the mystery of the world's most controversial relic. The history of the Christian church is strewn with holy relics and artifacts, none more controversial than the Shroud of Turin, the supposed burial cloth of Christ. In The Holy Shroud Gary Vikan shows that the shroud is not the burial cloth of Jesus, but rather a photograph-like body print of a medieval Frenchman created by a brilliant artist serving the royal court in the time of the Black Death. The Shroud was gifted by King John II to his friend Geoffroi de Charny, the most renowned knight of the Middle Ages, who shortly thereafter died at the disastrous Battle of Poitiers while saving the King's life. Though intended as nothing more than an innocuous devotional image for Geoffroi's newly-built church in the French hamlet of Lirey, it was soon misrepresented. Miracles were faked, money was made. But while other scholars, and even the Catholic Church itself, have never confirmed the authenticity of the Shroud, the question always remained - how did that image get there? Combining copious research and decades of art world experience with an accessible, wry voice, Gary Vikan shows how one of the greatest hoaxes in the history of Christian relics came into being.
Citations
APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)
Vikan, G., Morton, R., & Hoppé, R. (2020). The Holy Shroud: a brilliant hoax in the time of the black death . Pegasus Books.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Vikan, Gary, Robert Morton and Rebecca, Hoppé. 2020. The Holy Shroud: A Brilliant Hoax in the Time of the Black Death. Pegasus Books.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Vikan, Gary, Robert Morton and Rebecca, Hoppé. The Holy Shroud: A Brilliant Hoax in the Time of the Black Death Pegasus Books, 2020.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)Vikan, Gary,, Robert Morton, and Rebecca Hoppé. The Holy Shroud: A Brilliant Hoax in the Time of the Black Death Pegasus Books, 2020.
Note! Citations contain only title, author, edition, publisher, and year published. Citations should be used as a guideline and should be double checked for accuracy. Citation formats are based on standards as of August 2021.
Staff View
Loading Staff View.