Harvard University has announced that it will remove the binding of the book Des Destinées de l'Ame (Destinies of the Soul), because it is made of human skin, which is not morally consistent with the current era. According to the BBC, the particular book was written by the Frenchman Arsène Houssaye in 1880 and has been housed in the University's library since 1930. In the 19th century when the book was written, it was customary, mainly by doctors, to use the skins of sick or dead criminals for various reasons, even for bookbinding. This particular copy had come into the possession of a French doctor, who took the skin of one of his dead patients to bind the book. So Harvard issued a statement apologizing to the public and stressing that it was removing the binding from human skin for ethical reasons.
Source: News Beast
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