m Anne-Marie Eze, associate librarian at Harvard University s Houghton Library, said human skin removed from the binding of a copy of "Des Destinees de L ame," a 19th century book about the afterlife, is in "secure storage at Harvard Library."
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It was Dr Bouland who decided to bind the book with the skin of a former patient of his. The female patient, whose identity remains unknown, passed away due to natural reasons, the news report added. The medical practitioner was of the opinion that a text on the human soul deserved to have a human covering.