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Harvard removes book binding made from dead woman's skin from library

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Arsène Houssaye's "Des destinées de l'âme" was published in 1879, however, the volume in question was bound in human skin by French...
6 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.
6 months ago

Harvard removes human skin from the binding of 19th-century book

The Washington Post
The book, bound in human flesh and housed in Houghton Library for almost a century, was so popular that it had inspired hazing rituals at...
6 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.
46 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.
124 months ago

A Book Made From Humans

Harvard Independent
A 19 th century example of anthropodermic bibliopegy: the practice of using human skin to bind books.
14 months ago

Harvard scientists confirm that this book is really covered in the skin of a dead woman

Washington Post
Harvard scientists confirmed today that a volume in one of its libraries contained a book that is “without a doubt” bound in human skin.
124 months ago

Harvard removes human skin binding from 19th century book

WAVE 3
Harvard University...
6 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...
6 months ago

Oui ce livre est bien relié avec de la peau humaine. Mais pourquoi?

Slate.fr
Fascinant autant que révulsif: la bibliopégie anthropodermique. Pardon? Rien de très compliqué, il s'agit des livres reliés avec de la peau...
124 months ago