Talk:Byssus

A note
I came across an article some other readers of wikipedia can definitely expand upon. This has do to with the face covering or 'sweat cloth' as I see in some references to it of the linen cloth that was found in the tomb Christ was laid to rest. In a debate about what happened to Veronica's veil one researcher made reference to a small capuchin monastery in Italy that has this face covering made of Byssus linen that has the imprint of Christs' face that matches the the Turin Shroud. The interesting aspect of this byssus linen cloth with the image is that it is translucent and has no visible markings one associates with paint of any kind. When held up to light it has the golden tint byssus fibers lend to linen. I will dig deeper with the resources I have at hand to update this entry. I surmise that Veronica's veil was made of the same material so that the imprint would fixate into the material and be crystal clear in appearance without intervention of the filtering of a human mind or hand upon it. My take on this is that Christ would not allow the profane or infidel to abuse a relic so sacred, or that it would be manipulated for mass scale marketing. By this I mean, for instance, Mel Gibson sold copies of crucifixion nails when his Passion film was shown. I foresee 1,000 years down the line when none of us are around to protest, that these promo nails will be huckstered as the real thingJaako 23:45, 16 February 2007 (UTC)