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Harvard University removes human skin binding from book

BBC
The book, from the mid-1880s, was reportedly bound with the skin from the body of a female patient.
8 months ago

Harvard removes human skin used as binding for 1880s book, apologizes

USA Today
The copy of Arsène Houssaye's "Des destinées de l'âme" was found in the Houghton Library and has been part of the university's collections...
8 months ago

Harvard Just Removed A 150-Year-Old Book From Its Library — Because It Was Bound In Human Skin

All That's Interesting
Des Destinées de L'âme was written by French novelist Arsène Houssaye in the mid-1880s about the nature of souls and life after death.
8 months ago

Harvard removes human skin from binding of old book

NBC Boston
Harvard Library said it pulled the human skin binding from its copy of "Des destinées de l'âme," written by Arsène Houssaye in the 1880s.
8 months ago

Book made with dead woman's skin removed from Harvard Library amid probe of human remains found at school

CBS News
The book contains a handwritten note by its first owner saying, "a book about the human soul deserved to have a human covering."
8 months ago

Book Review: The Strange History of Binding Books in Human Skin

Undark Magazine
In "Dark Archives," librarian Megan Rosenbloom explores a dark history of bookbinding hiding in broad daylight.
48 months ago

Harvard scientists confirm Arsène Houssaye book is bound in human skin

The Independent
Arsène Houssaye's 'Des destinées de l'ame' is believed to have been bound in the skin of a female mental patient who died of a stroke.
126 months ago

Harvard removes human skin binding from 19th century book

The Hill
The Harvard Library announced Wednesday it removed a human skin binding from a 19th century book that has been in the building for decades.
8 months ago

Harvard removes human skin binding from 19th century book

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8 months ago

Harvard says it's removed human skin from binding of 19th century book

WBUR
Harvard University says it has removed human skin from the binding of a 19th century book about the afterlife that has been in its...
8 months ago