The Anthropodermic Book Project analyzes books rumored to be bound in human skin(nautil.us)
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The Anthropodermic Book Project analyzes books rumored to be bound in human skin
http://nautil.us/blog/the-true-story-of-medical-books-bound-in-human-skin
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The Wikipedia article on the phenomenon of books bound in human skin has some fascinating tidbits to add as well: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anthropodermic_bibliopegy
16 of 30 is more than I expected. Those must have been interesting discussions with the hired bookbinders...
Am I the only one who is slightly disappointed that none of the books appear to be tomes of arcane and forbidden knowledge?
Seriously, the idea of using human skin to bind a book seem very morbid, and using it for something as mundane as a medical textbook seems ... really strange.
Seriously, the idea of using human skin to bind a book seem very morbid, and using it for something as mundane as a medical textbook seems ... really strange.
Medical science was arcane and forbidden once.
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Well, for those wondering what tanned human skin looks and feels like, I guess it's pretty much identical to sheepskin.
Worrying anti-recycling rhetoric.