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Harvard library removes human skin from book binding

Harvard Library removed a book with a cover made from human skin due to ethical concerns.
The book was bound with skin taken without consent from a deceased female patient.
The removed skin is now in secure storage at Harvard Library for further research.

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BBC News

Harvard removes human skin binding from book

Harvard University has removed the binding of human skin from a 19th Century book kept in its library.

1 month ago·United Kingdom

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The Guardian

Harvard will remove binding made of human skin from 1800s book

University says first owner of book by French novelist took the skin from a deceased female patient without consent

1 month ago·London, United Kingdom

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CTV News

Harvard says it's removed human skin from binding of 19th century book

Harvard University said it has removed human skin from the binding of a 19th century book about the afterlife that has been in its collections since the 1930s. The decision came after a review found ethical concerns with the book's origin and history.

29 days ago·Canada

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NDTV

Human Skin Used To Bind 19th Century Book Removed By Harvard Library

Prestigious Harvard University said Wednesday it had removed human skin from the binding of a book held for over 90 years at one of its libraries.

1 month ago·New Delhi, India

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Associated Press News

Harvard says it's removed human skin from binding of 19th century book

Harvard University says it has removed human skin from the binding of a 19th century book about the afterlife that has been in its collections since the 1930s. It comes

29 days ago·United States

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