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2. List of books bound in human skin - Wikipedia

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   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 ...

3. Anthropodermic bibliopegy - Wikipedia

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   A 17th-century book on female virginity at the Wellcome Library, rebound in human skin by Dr. Ludovic Bouland around 1865. An early reference to a book bound in human skin is found in the travels of Zacharias Conrad von Uffenbach. Writing about his visit to Bremen in 1710: (We also saw a little duodecimo, Molleri manuale præparationis ad ...

4. Dark Archives - Wikipedia

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   Dark Archives: A Librarian's Investigation into the Science and History of Books Bound in Human Skin is a 2020 non-fiction book by the medical librarian and death-positive advocate Megan Rosenbloom. Dealing with anthropodermic bibliopegy , the binding of books in human skin, it expounds upon Rosenbloom's research on such books and their ...

5. Harvard says it's removed human skin from binding of 19th ...

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   Harvard University said it has removed human skin from the binding of a 19th century book about the afterlife that has been in its collections since the 1930s. The decision came after a review ...

6. Harvard Library removes human skin from book binding - AOL

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   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.

7. Destinies of the Soul - Wikipedia

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   The book entered the collection alongside a note detailing its origins and instructions for how to preserve human skin. [ 3 ] In 2014, when researchers were able to confirm that the material used was indeed human skin, Harvard said it was "good news for fans of anthropodermic bibliopegy, bibliomaniacs and cannibals alike". [ 4 ]

8. Category:Books bound in human skin - Wikipedia

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   Books with at least one recorded copy bound in human skin. Pages in category "Books bound in human skin" The following 5 pages are in this category, out of 5 total.

9. Megan Rosenbloom - Wikipedia

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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]