COMMENT:What should be the final word on the Shroud of Turin by the microscopist who analyzed the image. McCrone summarizes the evidence for image production on the shroud linen, reaching the same conclusion as the Pope's investigators in 1359: that it was "cunningly painted" by an artist. McCrone summarizes the scientific analysis of the shroud image, concluding that it consists of paint with no evidence of blood. He supplies examples of replicas he commissioned that bear a remarkable resemblence to the original. A wonderfully detailed and convincing work.
