Introduction -- What is the Shroud of Turin -- Pollen, mites and flowers-a unique linen -- Ancient coins over the eyes -- The signature of Roman crucifixion -- The blood on the shroud -- An ancient textile consistent with Jewish burial practice -- How were the mysterious images formed? -- Tracing the historical journey: the first thousand years -- The journey continues: the second thousand years -- Art and the shroud -- Resolving the carbon-14 controversy -- The Sudarium Christi: the face cloth of Jesus in the tomb -- The veil of Veronica -- The image of Our Lady of Guadalupe.
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