The skin-bound version of "Des destinées de l’âme" was at Harvard since 1934. For nearly a century, the hallowed halls of Harvard University's Houghton Library had a book bound by human skin among the ...

Harvard University library officials say they have removed human skin from the binding of a 19th-century book in the university’s collection and are exploring “respectful” ways to lay the remains to ...

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 ...

After having deadly disappointment earlier this year when it was revealed two of the three books at Harvard University believed to be bound in human skin were both sheepskin, the third has been ...

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 ...