[Swordmaker]

No, it doesn't. For example the hoaxer/artist/whatever could have used what is now the "back" side of the cloth during one of his earlier imaging attempts, which didn't work well and left only a faint impression. Later after refining his techniques he succeeded more to his liking on the other side.

The test for this would be: Does the back side image have perfect registration (as in printing to assure exact matches between colors) with the front side image? If it does, it is extremely unlikely the "forger" would have gone to the trouble of reversing his image and finding a way to "register" the images to perfection.

[shroudie]

There are two levels of registration. The first is front-image to back-image without regards to placement. The second is x/y coorinates for both the front and back images. According to email from Fanti, it meets both of these tests. Details will be provided in the article when it is published tomorrow.

Again, there is no hint of image between the two superficial images on the faces of the cloth. There is no capilarity and no penetration of the image into the fibers themselves.

Shroudie

[Sacajaweau]

I have a tendency to agree with this.I picture its' original intention as being in an area which was lighted behind, similar to a stained glass window.

I have a 150 year old item. The edging of the material IS stronger and is weaved in differently for extra stength because this item was meant to be hung/and or framed not horizontal (It is framed).

That would tend to leave me to believe that the shroud was meant to be hung originally OR strengthened because of its' weight.

I might be wrong, but someplace in that cloth, there should be some DNA. Blood and sweat. Have any hairs been found in the cloth? We lose hundreds every day.