Da Vinci Hoax: Exposing the Errors in the Da Vinci Code by Olson, Carl E.; Miesel, Sandra; intro by James Hitchcock; foreword by Francis Cardinal George - 2004

San Francisco: Ignatius Pr, 2004. -----Large soft cover, flat uncreased spine, 329 pages with index, no names. "This book is a carefuly researched, popularly written critique of the best selling novel The Da Vinci Code by Dan Brown. The novel claims to be based on facts & solid scholarship. The Da Vinci Hoax explodes these claims, demonstrating how Brown uses unsubstantiated research and far-fetched hypotheses to bolster his outlandish thesis that Jesus & Mary Magdalene were married and established a sacred bloodline & that traditional Christianity has conspired throughout history to suppress this truth." Contents include: Foreword by Francis Cardinal George / Intro by James Hitchcock / The Da Vinci Code Phenomenon: An Introduction / Gnosticism: The Religion of the Code / The Magdalene: Saint, Sinner, or Goddess? / The Christ and the Code / Constantine, Paganism, and Nicaea / Myths of the Holy Grail / The Real Templars / The Templar Myth / The Priory of Sion Hoax / The Code Puts on Artistic Errors / More Errors and Final Thoghts / Selected Bibliography / Art credits / index. The scan you see is the book you buy. First Edition. Soft Cover. Near Fine. Illus. by Leonardo da Vinci's "The Last Supper" & "Mona Lisa". 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾".