While the book had been in Harvard's collections since 1934, it wasn't until 80 years later that it was confirmed to have been bound with human skin Harvard University has removed binding made of ...

The decision to find a “respectful final disposition” for human remains used for a 19th-century book comes amid growing scrutiny of their presence in museum collections. By Jennifer Schuessler and ...

A sad day for archivists of comics – the company Library Binding has been sold to a new owner. And unlike other, more major comics industry changes recently, the new owners are saying that things will ...

French author Arsène Houssaye wrote the book in 1879, then gave a copy to French physician Ludovic Bouland. Harvard Library For the last 90 years, Harvard University has had a book bound with human ...

In short: Harvard University has removed the controversial binding from a book from its library. Harvard released a report in 2022 that identified more than 20,000 human remains in its various ...

After decades of controversy, the Harvard Library has removed the human skin binding one of the most notorious books in its collection, “Des destinées de l’âme.” “Harvard Library acknowledges past ...

Harvard University removed human skin from the binding of "Des Destinées de L'âme" in Houghton Library on Wednesday after a review found ethical concerns with the book's origin and history. French ...