SHROUD

In the occasion of the Holy Shroud exposition in Turin

The Holy Shroud

The Shroud is a linen sheet whose weave is a herringbone pattern made in the ancient Egypt manner before Christ. It measures 442 cm long by 113 cm high. On the tissue there is a faint impression of an image, the frontal and dorsal one of a man who suffered the death of crucifixion.
It’s a “sudarium” or shroud and the image distinctive characteristic is of being like one of a negative film.
There is always a reference to the Gospel parables about the Passion of Jesus and a cross-reference mark to the piece of sheet his dead body was wrapped in after the Deposition.
The origins of the Shroud and its image are the subject of intense debate among scientists, theologians, historians and researchers.
Latest public expositions of the Holy Shroud have been in 1978, 1998, 2000 e 2010.

Limited Edition
99 fountain pens

The fountain pen

During the occasion of the Holy Shroud exposition in Turin, Italy, in the spring 2010, Stipula enriches its Academia line with a new exceptional, precious and very evocative product.

The pen, produced in sterling silver, is totally handmade and shows, on its entire surface, the typical structure of the sepulchral walls, used in ancient graves.

The analysis of impressions on the ocular areas refer to forms that can be usually found on the sides of roman coins. The two faces of the coin are manufactured in bronze on the two sides of the cap.

The silver clip reproduces teh body of jesus, wrapped in the Shroud.

"Sindón" is a greek name that indicated a piece of sheet that can be both raw and already ready-made for a specific purpose. Its italian meaning is considerably restricted: the use applied to the "funeral cloth" kept in the Turin Cathedral is practically almost exclusive.

Cartridge/converter filling. 18 Kt gold nib, F, M, B, and Stub 0.9 and 1.1.
The pen comes wrapped with a linen sheet, inside a particular transparent packaging.