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 ...

Harvard Library announced that it has removed human skin that was used to bind a book from the 1880s. The copy of Arsène Houssaye’s "Des destinées de l’âme" was found in the Houghton Library and has ...

Harvard University announced Wednesday that it removed the human skin binding from a gruesome book in its library. The book, called Des destinées de l’âme, was published in the 1880s by French author ...

Harvard University has removed human skin from the binding of a 19th-century text because it was taken without consent from a deceased woman. Harvard Library announced this month that it had removed ...

Bouland took the skin used to bind the book without consent from a female patient who died in the hospital where he worked, according to a release from the Harvard Library. “The book has been in the ...

The Harvard Library announced Wednesday it removed a human skin binding from a 19th century book that has been in the building for decades. “Des Destinées de l’Ame,” a book written in the 1880s by ...

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 ...