The Anthropodermic Book Project analyzes books rumored to be bound in human skin

[dnetesn]

http://nautil.us/blog/the-true-story-of-medical-books-bound-in-human-skin

[pmiller2]

The Wikipedia article on the phenomenon of books bound in human skin has some fascinating tidbits to add as well: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anthropodermic_bibliopegy

[bcoates]

If you're ever in Philadelphia, don't miss out on the Mütter Museum. It's an experience you won't forget.

[hartror → bcoates]

Mildly scarring but very interesting in a morbid way.

[aab0]

16 of 30 is more than I expected. Those must have been interesting discussions with the hired bookbinders...

[krylon]

Am I the only one who is slightly disappointed that none of the books appear to be tomes of arcane and forbidden knowledge?

Seriously, the idea of using human skin to bind a book seem very morbid, and using it for something as mundane as a medical textbook seems ... really strange.

[Apocryphon → krylon]

Medical science was arcane and forbidden once.

[tunesmith]

Well, for those wondering what tanned human skin looks and feels like, I guess it's pretty much identical to sheepskin.

[BrutallyHonest]

Worrying anti-recycling rhetoric.