Harvard University announced Wednesday that it removed the human skin binding from a gruesome book in its library. The book, called Des destinées de l’âme, was published in the 1880s by French author ...

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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 ...

Harvard Library announced that it has removed human skin that was used to bind a book from the 1880s. The copy of Arsène Houssaye’s "Des destinées de l’âme" was found in the Houghton Library and has ...

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 ...

Prestigious Harvard University said Wednesday it had removed human skin from the binding of a book held for over 90 years at one of its libraries. A copy of the 19th-century book "Des Destinées de ...