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Harvard University removes the binding of human skin from the 19th-century book Des destinées de l'âme by

Arsène Houssaye, which has been kept in its library since 1934.

Published March 29, 2024· Updated October 28, 2026·1 min read
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Context: Eastern Ukraine campaign.

Harvard University removes the binding of human skin from the 19th-century book Des destinées de l'âme by Arsène Houssaye, which has been kept in its library since 1934.

Event summary via Wikipedia Current Events (2024-03-29).