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Quick Glance: Harvard University Removes Human Skin Binding from Infamous Library Book
- Harvard University has removed the human skin binding from the infamous book 'Des Destinées de l’Ame,' housed in the Houghton Library of the university.
- The 19th-century text by Arsène Houssaye was bound using stolen skin from a deceased female medical patient.
- The university is working to research the patient's origins and collaborating with authorities to determine a respectful disposition of these human remains.
- Harvard apologized for past failures and emphasized the removal of the skin binding as part of recommendations from the Report of the Harvard University Steering Committee on Human Remains in University Museum Collections.
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