The bizarre art of binding books in human skin ... meaning that many surviving examples are anatomical texts such as Leidy’s. Several American universities, including Harvard and the University ...

A book bound in human skin has been stripped by Harvard University's Houghton Library following a review prompted by the recommendations put forward in 2022 regarding human remains in museum ...

After the 2014 analysis, for example, Harvard announced the news ... and used it in a book binding that has been handled by many for more than a century,” says Hyry. “We believe it’s time ...

“After careful study, stakeholder engagement, and consideration, Harvard Library and the Harvard Museum Collections Returns Committee concluded that the human remains used in the book’s ...