From Library Journal
Currer-Briggs identifies the Grail as the casket in which the burial linen of Christ was once kept and claims that the Grail romances were inspired by descriptions of Byzentine ceremonies involving the display of these relics. These theories are supported through minute detailing of the marital and military affairs of several medieval French families identified as past owners of the Shroud of Turin. The postscript alludes to new evidence that disproves his related claim that the Templars once owned the Shroud, but raises many new queries. Definitely not for sensation seekers, the book soberly explores the physical properties of the Shroud and the cult of relics. For strong collections in religious history. Barbara J. Dunlap, City Coll. Lib., CUNY
Copyright 1988 Reed Business Information, Inc.
Copyright 1988 Reed Business Information, Inc.
