Apparently, in the 1800s, it wasn’t unheard of for books to be bound in human skin. And Harvard University still had one such book in its library — until its decision to remove it this month.
Harvard’s copy of the 19th century book, Des destinées de l’âme by Arsène Houssaye, has a morbid history. — Read the rest
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