Harvard University has removed human skin binding from a 19th century book housed in its library. The book is a copy of Des Destinées de l'âme, a meditation on the soul and life after death, first ...

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 ...

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 ...

While the book had been in Harvard's collections since 1934, it wasn't until 80 years later that it was confirmed to have been bound with human skin Harvard University has removed binding made of ...

After decades of controversy, the Harvard Library has removed the human skin binding one of the most notorious books in its collection, “Des destinées de l’âme.” “Harvard Library acknowledges past ...

Des Destinées de l'Ame (Destinies of the Soul) has been housed at Houghton Library since the 1930s. In 2014, scientists determined that the material it was bound with was in fact human skin. But the ...

Harvard University removed the human skin binding from a 19th-centurybook called "Des Destinies de l'Ame," a meditation on life afterdeath, which was held at one of its libraries. The university ...

NOTE: The following article contains content that some might find disturbing. Please read at your own discretion. Harvard University’s Houghton Library houses thousands of books, but none more ...