Harvard removes human skin binding from 19th century book

(The Hill) – The Harvard Library announced Wednesday it had 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 Arsène Houssaye, has been held at the Houghton Library, and was discovered to have a binding made of human skin ten years ago.The library decided it was time to replace the binding and lay the remains to rest after considerations by experts and relevant st