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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

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 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

Confirmed: Harvard book bound in human skin

USA Today
Harvard's rare-book library reported Wednesday that a 19th-century volume about the soul and an afterlife is indeed bound in human flesh.
126 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

Book at Harvard Library Is Bound in Human Skin

NBC News
Houghton Library, Harvard's rare-book repository, confirmed one of its books was bound in human skin on Wednesday.
126 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 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

WAVE3.com
Harvard University...
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