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 ...

Harvard University announced Wednesday that it removed the human skin binding from a gruesome book in its library. The book, called Des destinées de l’âme, was published in the 1880s by French author ...

(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.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Brooks Kraft/Corbis via Getty Images Harvard's library removed a human skin binding from a book in its collection. The book has ...

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Harvard University removed human skin from the binding of "Des Destinées de L'âme" in Houghton Library on Wednesday after a review found ethical concerns with the book's origin and history. French ...