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Joseph of Arimathea, the Holy Grail, and the Edessa Icon
- Arthuriana
- Scriptorium Press
- Volume 9, Number 4, Winter 1999
- pp. 1-31
- 10.1353/art.1999.0007
- Article
- Additional Information
Evidence that the Grail legends begun with Robert de Boron were inspired by Byzantine apocryphal texts and the rituals associated with the Edessan burial-shroud icon. Joseph is the common link between apocrypha and Grail.