![]() ![]() ![]() Dark Archives exhumes their origins and brings to life the doctors, murderers, innocents, and indigents whose lives are sewn together in this disquieting collection. Dozens of such books live on in the world’s most famous libraries and museums. In Dark Archives, Megan Rosenbloom seeks out the historic and scientific truths behind anthropodermic bibliopegy-the practice of binding books in this most intimate covering. ![]() Would you know one if you held it in your hand? On bookshelves around the world, surrounded by ordinary books bound in paper and leather, rest other volumes of a distinctly strange and grisly sort: those bound in human skin. The American Antiquarian Society is hosting a virtual book talk with Megan Rosenbloom, author of Dark Archives: A Librarian’s Investigation into the Science and History of Books Bound in Human Skin. This program is free but requires advanced registration. With Megan Rosenbloom Thursday, Febru2 pm EST Dark Archives: A Librarian’s Investigation into the Science and History of Books Bound in Human Skin ![]()
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