Turin Shroud: How Leonardo Da Vinci Fooled History by Lynn Picknett - ISBN: 9780751549720
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Da Vinci’s secret revealed: He faked the Shroud of Turin.

Turin Shroud: How Leonardo Da Vinci Fooled History

How Leonardo Da Vinci Fooled History

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  • Paperback

    368 pages

  • Release Date

    26 June 2012

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Summary

In 1988, carbon dating of the world’s most famous Christian relic revealed that it was a medieval or Renaissance forgery. Yet many questions remained. How could a hoaxer of 500 or more years ago have created an image that appears so astonishingly lifelike when seen in photographic negative? How was such an image formed? And who would have dared fake the Holy Shroud of Jesus?

Setting out to answer these questions, Lynn Picknett and Clive Prince discovered that the faker was none other …

Book Details

ISBN-13:9780751549720
ISBN-10:075154972X
Author:Lynn Picknett, Clive Prince
Publisher:Little, Brown Book Group
Imprint:Sphere
Format:Paperback
Number of Pages:368
Release Date:26 June 2012
Weight:264g
Dimensions:196mm x 127mm x 26mm
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Critics Review

“If I had to name just one book that sparked off the whole da Vinci craze, this would be it. This is the book that gave me the most food for thought.”

– Javier Sierra, “New York Times” bestselling author of “The Secret Suppe”r

About The Author

Lynn Picknett

Picknett and Prince write on the subject of religious and historical mysteries and conspiracies.

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