After having deadly disappointment earlier this year when it was revealed two of the three books at Harvard University believed to be bound in human skin were both sheepskin, the third has been ...

Think HGTV, but for books: A novel gets torn apart, its cover ripped away. Then, in mere minutes — with some glue, a utility knife, cardboard and cloth — it gets a spiffy new look. Inspired by process ...

The Library Company notes that the bindings “appeared on American books only briefly — around 1850-55 — a time of increasingly elaborate book cover decoration.” The use of inlaid shell on books wasn’t ...

The decision to find a “respectful final disposition” for human remains used for a 19th-century book comes amid growing scrutiny of their presence in museum collections. By Jennifer Schuessler and ...

SCNHREF copy Purchased with Adopt-a-Book funds. "This new book provides guidance on recognising and dating English bindings of the handpress period, from the middle of the fifteenth century to the ...

First comes a love of books. Great patience and skill is required to restore old books, but equally important is the belief that each one is a work of art. The women who run the Atelier Devauchelle in ...