A book bound in human skin has been stripped by Harvard University's Houghton Library following a review prompted by the recommendations put forward in 2022 regarding human remains in museum ...

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 ...

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 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 ...