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Harvard removes human skin binding from a book in its library
Scripps News
In a note inside the volume, its original owner said "a book about the human soul deserved to have a human covering."
8 months ago
Harvard will remove binding made of human skin from 1800s book
The Guardian
University says first owner of book by French novelist took the skin from a deceased female patient without consent.
8 months ago
Harvard Removes Skin Binding From Book, Apologizes for ‘Past Failures’
The Harvard Crimson
Harvard removed the human skin binding from a book held in Houghton Library and apologized for “past failures in its stewardship of the...
8 months ago
First proven case of anthropodermic bibliopegy
Guinness World Records
The first book confirmed scientifically to have been bound in human skin is a copy of French novelist Arsène Houssaye's Des destinees de l'ame (Destinies of...
43 months ago
A Book Bound With Human Skin Spent 90 Years in Harvard's Library. Now, the Binding Has Been Removed
Smithsonian Magazine
In the late 19th century, a French physician took the skin, without consent, from a female psychiatric patient who had died.
7 months ago
Harvard Library removes human skin from binding of French book
Boston Herald
After decades of controversy, the Harvard Library has removed the human skin binding one of the most notorious books in its collection,...
8 months ago
Harvard removes cover made of human skin from 1800s book stored in library
New York Post
Harvard University announced it would remove a binding made of the skin of a deceased woman from the 19th-century book “Des Destinées de...
8 months ago
The Best Free Cultural and Educational Media on the Web.
Open Culture
In June of 2014, Harvard University's Houghton Library put up a blog post titled “Caveat Lecter,” announcing “good news for fans of...
5 months ago
The Crown : What Really Happened on the Tragic Night of Princess Diana’s Death?
Vogue
The Crown revisits the final hours of Princess Diana in Paris. While a work of historial fiction, their depiction closely mirrors real life...
12 months ago
Harvard Removes Binding of Human Skin From Book in Its Library
The New York Times
The decision to find a “respectful final disposition” for human remains used for a 19th-century book comes amid growing scrutiny of their...
8 months ago
