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Anthropodermic bibliopegy is the practice of binding books in human skin. As of April 2022 [update] , The Anthropodermic Book Project has examined 31 out of 50 books [ 1 ] in public institutions supposed to have anthropodermic bindings, of which 18 have been confirmed as human and 13 have been demonstrated to be non-human leather instead.
A copy of De integritatis et corruptionis virginum notis kept in the Wellcome Library, believed to be bound in human skin Anthropodermic bibliopegy —the binding of books in human skin—peaked in the 19th century. The practice was most popular amongst doctors, who had access to cadavers in their profession. It was nonetheless a rare phenomenon even at the peak of its popularity, and ...
The book focuses on the relationship between anthropodermic bibliopegy and the history of medicine; most confirmed cases of such books were created or owned by medical professionals, in contrast to common stereotypes that they were associated with Nazi Germany, serial killers, or the French Revolution.
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Megan Curran Rosenbloom [1] (born 1981) [2] is an American medical librarian and expert on anthropodermic bibliopegy, the practice of binding books in human skin. [3] She is a team member of the Anthropodermic Book Project, a group which scientifically tests skin-bound books to determine whether their origins are human. [4]
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1 List of books bound in human skin. Toggle List of books bound in human skin subsection. 1.1 Support from PMC. 1.2 MyCatIsAChonk. 1.3 Comments by SilverTiger.
The Processed Book Project is a prototype website and service with customized software tools, launched in November 2005, to explore the evolving nature of books, journals, and other authored content published electronically as digital data, and accessible on a widely connected, often global, network.