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Anthropodermic bibliopegy is the practice of binding books in human skin. As of April 2022, The Anthropodermic Book Project has examined 31 out of 50 books [1] in public institutions supposed to have anthropodermic bindings, of which 18 have been confirmed as human and 13 have been demonstrated to be non-human leather instead. [1] [2]
A copy of De integritatis et corruptionis virginum notis kept in the Wellcome Library, believed to be bound in human skin Anthropodermic bibliopegy —the binding of books in human skin—peaked in the 19th century. The practice was most popular amongst doctors, who had access to cadavers in their profession. It was nonetheless a rare phenomenon even at the peak of its popularity, and ...
[3] [4] Though anthropodermic bibliopegy is commonly associated with Nazi Germany and the Holocaust, there is no evidence to suggest the Nazis bound books in the skin of Holocaust victims, nor for similar claims such as lampshades made from human skin. [5] [6] The practice fell out of favor early in the twentieth century. [7]
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Megan Curran Rosenbloom [1] (born 1981) [2] is an American medical librarian and expert on anthropodermic bibliopegy, the practice of binding books in human skin. [3] She is a team member of the Anthropodermic Book Project, a group which scientifically tests skin-bound books to determine whether their origins are human. [4]
Books bound in human skin (5 P) Pages in category "Anthropodermic bibliopegy" The following 6 pages are in this category, out of 6 total.