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Harvard discovers three of its library books are bound in human flesh

7 pointsby xmpirabout 11 years ago

2 comments

theotownabout 11 years ago
Haha, WAT?!!
ergoproxyabout 11 years ago
Apparently, Harvard&#x27;s copy of <i>Practicarum quaestionum circa leges regias</i> is actually bound in sheep skin, not human flesh, at least according to this article: &quot;Harvard Law School&#x27;s &#x27;Human Skin&#x27; Book Isn&#x27;t Really Made of People&quot; published on 03-Apr-2014 at <a href="http://gawker.com/harvard-law-schools-human-skin-book-isnt-really-mad-1557839710" rel="nofollow">http:&#x2F;&#x2F;gawker.com&#x2F;harvard-law-schools-human-skin-book-isnt-r...</a>