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Images courtesy of Barrie Schwortz, Vernon Miller, Al and Mary Whanger, The Holy Shroud Guild, Joe Marino and Father "Kim" Dreisbach

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17th century painting showing how the shroud may have wrapped the body Full length of shroud showing frontal and dorsal images Ventral (frontal) image only. Image is seen between scorches and patches from 1532 fire Dorsal view Cathedralof St. John the Baptist during 1978 public exhibition Cloth above alter behind bullet proof glass during 1978 exhibition
Truck containing laboratory instruments for 1978 scientific investigation 72 crates of gear weighing over 10 tons. First day of scientific investigation. Stainless steel table built for examination. Shroud being laid out on the table following the public exhibition Shroud attached to table by magnets Many sophisticated tests performed including infrared photography as pictured here
Microscopy-every square inch was photographed at different levels of magnification
First day of formal examination
Close-up of burned area, patched from behind. Notice how the 500 year old backing cloth appears so much younger than the Shroud itself. Also notice distinctive herringbone weave.
First look under the shroud. No image was seen.
Depicts how body was enveloped in shroud. Strips of linen were wound around the outside of the cloth.
Microscopy showing rust from an old tack.
A burned area. Threads look like bricks when magnified. Blood area shows it soaking all the way through the cloth. Image area from the tip of the nose. No visual evidence of substances to account for the image. Fronal view of shroud image. No artistic substances applied to cloth to account for image. Transmitted light photography shows no image, only blood further demonstrating the absense of artistic substances. Positive and negative images of the face. Image on right shows the image as it appears in a photo-negative.
Frontal image as seen in a photo-negative. Image as it appears in VP-8 Image Analyzer revealing 3-D characteristics VP-8 shows no 3-D from typical reflected light photograph VP-8 reveals shroud as a topographical map showing distance information unlike any other painting in existence Body to cloth mapping to understand where the cloth touched the body and where it didn't Body to cloth mapping confirms 3-D nature of image.
Frontal view of Shroud
Compare shroud with copies made during middle ages
More copies show there is no comparison-all are obvious works of art
Yet another copy--notice the boxer shorts
Another copy shows burns and patches
The shroud shows an unusually life-like apprearance. No comparison with copies.
Scourge marks and post mortem blood flow across back.
Frontal view
The carbon labs boldly assert their finding ofa medieval date
Full view of cloth
Area that was cut for dating. Notice darker area of cloth-now determined to be from madder dye.
Area cut for dating from area handled numerous times for exhibition
Holding Shroud exactly where the dating sample was cut. Another etching showing why this was a terrible place to cut the shroud for dating. New evidence shows area for dating was part of reweave following fire in 1532 Icons as far back as the 6th century show uncanny likeness to Shroud image Coins from 692 show numerous congruences with Shroud image Compare with coins, look at double line across the neck.
Hagia Sophia in Constantinople where the Shroud was likely kept from 944 to 1204
Depiction of General presenting Shroud to Emperor in Constantinople in 944
Notice L-shaped pattern of burn holes
Same pattern on holes appears on shroud copy from 1516--predating major burns of 1532
L pattern burns show on four locations due to folding of cloth when burned by hot coals
Same burn holes show up on Hungarian Pray manuscript from 1192 clearly linking Shroud with Constantinople
See burn holes as pictured in Hungarian Pray manuscript
Max Frei collecting pollen from Shroud that confirms historical trail
Flower images also show up on Shroud that confirm with pollen
Image of scabiosa flower
Image of Chrysanthemum
Image enhancement shows blood on face from crown of thorns
Crown of long thorns typical to Holy Land Coin images from 692 Scourging of back, 120 marks on the body. Two men involved in whipping as determined by different angles of scourge marks Roman flagrum used for scourging Scourge marks as they might have looked
Nail wounds in wrist, notice no thumbs and elongated fingers, both offer clues to image formation theory
Wound in side. Eliptical area at top of stain is the wound. Area below shows separation of blood and serum.
Feet show exit wounds from nails. One foot placed upon the other.
Back image, legs not broken, conforming with Gospel account
Final view of how Jesus may have looked after death
Frontal view again, how was this image formed?
Some have speculated that energy or radiation was involved Elongated fingers are similar to what would show in an X-ray Large hollow eyes are also similar to what would appear in an X-ray Face of Jesus as depicted by Ariel Agemian from 1933