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Ancient Book Bound In Human Skin Confirmed
Saturday, June 7, 2014 22:59
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MessageToEagle.com – Tests have revealed that Houghton Library’s copy of Arsène Houssaye’s Des destinées de l’ame (FC8.H8177.879dc) written by French poet and essayist Arsène Houssaye, first published in 1879 is without a doubt bound in human skin.
Harvard conservators and scientists tested the binding using several different methods. According to Senior Rare Book Conservator Alan Puglia, they are 99% confident that the binding is of human origin.
Microscopic samples were taken from various locations on the binding, and were analyzed by peptide mass fingerprinting, which identifies proteins to create a “peptide mass fingerprint” (PMF) allowing analysts to identify the source.
