In Books Bound in Human Skin; Lampshade Myth ? in The Record ('The Independent Newspaper at Harvard Law School') Dan Alban tackles the surprisingly popular subject of anthropodermic bibliopegy. And, in a fairly thorough article, he disturbingly notes:
While such specimens are unusual, they are not as rare as you might think. Many older libraries and rare book collectors, including several at Harvard and in the Boston area, have an almost-literal skeleton in the closet: anthropodermic bibliopegy, the technical term for books bound in human skin.
So is this a bookbinding fad that will ever come back into fashion ?
I damn hope not!
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