From the Mandylion of Edessa to the Shroud of Turin: The Metamorphosis and Manipulation of a Legend

Author: 
Nicolotti, Andrea
Bibliography: 
Collection: 
Art and Material Culture in Medieval and Renaissance Europe
Publisher: 
BRILL
Year: 
2014
Pages: 
228
Source: 
Google books
Abstract: 

Andrea Nicolotti reconstructs the history and iconography of an ancient image of Christ, the acheiropoieton ("not made by human hands") Mandylion of Edessa. He refutes the theory that the Mandylion still exists and is known as the Shroud of Turin.