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Nicole Oresme
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Nicole Oresme, also known as Nicolas Oresme, Nicholas Oresme, or Nicolas d'Oresme, was a French philosopher of the later Middle Ages. He wrote influential works on economics, mathematics, physics, ast
Portrait of Nicole Oresme: Miniature from Oresme's Traité de l'espère, Bibliothèque Nationale, Paris, France, fonds français 565, fol. 1r.
Portrait of Nicole Oresme: Miniature from Oresme's Traité de l'espère, Bibliothèque Nationale, Paris, France, fonds français 565, fol. 1r.
A page from Oresme's Livre du ciel et du monde, 1377, showing the celestial spheres
A page from Oresme's Livre du ciel et du monde, 1377, showing the celestial spheres
De latitudinibus formarum, 1486
De latitudinibus formarum, 1486
Shroud of Turin
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The Shroud of Turin, also known as the Holy Shroud, is a length of linen cloth that bears a faint image of the front and back of a naked man. Because details of the image are consistent with tradition
Nicole Oresme
…is inclined to quarrel with the pre-eminence of Oresme; but on this question, he is in a minority of one. Oresme like many who were skeptical of the Shroud of Turin during the medieval period, considered it to be a complete forgery. His thoughts on the relic are found in his treatise called "Problemata" (1370-1392…
The Shroud of Turin: modern photo of the face, positive (left), and digitally processed image (right)
The Shroud of Turin: modern photo of the face, positive (left), and digitally processed image (right)
Full-length image of the Turin Shroud before the 2002 restoration
Full-length image of the Turin Shroud before the 2002 restoration
Pilgrimage badge of Lirey depicting the Shroud and dating between 1355 and 1410
Pilgrimage badge of Lirey depicting the Shroud and dating between 1355 and 1410
Inner courtyard of the palace of the Dukes of Savoy in Chambéry. On the left is the façade of the Sainte-Chapelle where the Shroud was kept until 1578
Inner courtyard of the palace of the Dukes of Savoy in Chambéry. On the left is the façade of the Sainte-Chapelle where the Shroud was kept until 1578.