Fragments of a lost ancient Roman law text have been rediscovered in the scrap paper used to bind other books. The Codex Gregorianus, or Gregorian Code, was compiled by an otherwise unknown man named ...

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 ...

(TMX) -- Harvard University has removed human skin from the binding of a 19th-century text. The university said the decision was made because the skin was taken without consent from a deceased woman.

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

The Harvard Library announced this week it had removed human skin from the binding of a 19th century French philosophy book after a review uncovered multiple ethical concerns about the skin’s origin.