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 | Architecture for the Shroud: Relic and Ritual in Turin
Author: John Beldon Scott
Publisher: University of Chicago Press
Year: 2004
ISBN 0226743160
| List Price: $91.00
Amazon Price: $91.00
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Category: Buildings / By Location / Europe /
ArchitectureWeek Description
In this illustrated volume, John Beldon Scott traces the history of the famed linen cloth, focusing especially on the black-marble and gilt-bronze structure Guarino Guarini designed to house and exhibit it. Exploring the mystique of this enigmatic relic and investigating its architectural and urban history for the first time, Architecture for the Shroud will appeal to anyone curious about the textile, its display, and the architectural settings designed to enhance its veneration and boost the political agenda of the ruling family.
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