Colour: The Shroud of Turin: The Burial Sheet of Jesus! #11

The Shroud of Turin: The Burial Sheet of Jesus!
COLOUR
© Stephen E. Jones[1]

This is "Colour," part #11 of my online book, "The Shroud of Turin: The Burial Sheet of Jesus!" For more information see the Cover #1, Contents #2 and Preface #3, of this series.

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2. A linen cloth #10
1. Colour #11

The colour of the Shroud cloth is old ivory[2]. Originally it would have

[Above (enlarge)[3]: The frontal half of the Shroud cloth showing its old ivory colour.]

been bleached pure white[4], but the gradual oxidization of the linen over time has darkened it[5]. In 1978 when Shroud of Turin Research Project (STURP) scientists cut a Shroud fibre in half they saw the inside of it was white[6].

Continued in part #12 of this series.

Notes
1. This post is copyright. I grant permission to quote from any part of this post (but not the whole post), provided it includes a reference citing my name, its subject heading, its date, and a hyperlink back to this page. [return]
2. Walsh, J.E., 1963, "The Shroud," Random House: New York NY, p.7. [return]
3. Brooks, E.H., II., Miller, V.D. & Schwortz, B.M., 1981, "The Turin Shroud: Contemporary Insights to an Ancient Paradox," Worldwide Exhibition: Chicago IL, pp.14-15. [return]
4. de Wesselow, T., 2012, “The Sign: The Shroud of Turin and the Secret of the Resurrection,” Viking: London, p.13. [return]
5. Ibid. [return]
6. Antonacci, M., 2000, "Resurrection of the Shroud: New Scientific, Medical, and Archeological Evidence," M. Evans & Co: New York NY, 72, 212. [return]

Posted: 11 March 2020. Updated: 29 June 2020.