Caitlin Doughty | Were Books Really Bound in Human Skin? @AskAMortician | Uploaded January 2022 | Updated October 2024, 4 days ago.
By the skin of our books...
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DARK ARCHIVES by Megan Rosenbloom is now in paperback: bookshop.org/books/dark-archives-a-librarian-s-investigation-into-the-science-and-history-of-books-bound-in-human-skin-9781250800169/9781250800169
More about Megan: meganrosenbloom.com
Twitter: twitter.com/LibraryatNight
Anthropodermic Book Project: anthropodermicbooks.org
Learn more about The Historical Medical Library of the College of Physicians of Philadelphia: collegeofphysicians.org/library
Twitter: twitter.com/CollegeofPhys
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Books: caitlindoughty.com/books
MORTAL course: mortalcourse.com
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***WHERE ELSE YOU CAN FIND ME***
Website: orderofthegooddeath.com
Twitter: twitter.com/thegooddeath
Instagram: instagram.com/thegooddeath
***PRODUCTION CREDITS***
Mortician and Writer: Caitlin Doughty
Producer and Writer: Louise Hung (@LouiseHung1)
Editor & Graphics: Andy Windak
A big thanks to Heidi Nance and her team at The Historical Medical Library of the College of Physicians of Philadelphia for talking with us, introducing us to the Marys, and most of all for your stewardship. Thank you for your hard work and collaboration!
***SELECTED SOURCES & ADDITIONAL READING***
Dark Archives: A Librarian's Investigation into the Science and History of Books Bound in Human Skin
Rosenbloom, Megan. Farrar, Straus and Giroux. New York, 2020.
The Skin She Lived In: Anthropodermic Books in the Historical Medical Library
histmed.collegeofphysicians.org/skin-she-lived-in
Poetry Month and ARB-Phillis Wheatley's Poetry
https://libapps.libraries.uc.edu/liblog/2014/04/poetry-month-and-arb-phillis-wheatleys-poetry/#more-24543
Blockley Almshouse
https://collaborativehistory.gse.upenn.edu/stories/blockley-almshouse
Philadelphia General Hospital (Old Blockley): Philadelphians "Ain't Goin' to no Bellevue"
http://m.philaplace.org/story/897
The History of the Necronomicon
hplovecraft.com/writings/texts/fiction/hn.aspx
A BINDING OF HUMAN SKIN IN THE HOUGHTON LIBRARY: A RECOMMENDATION
https://www.princeton.edu/~needham/Bouland.pdf
By the skin of our books...
Thank you Patron deathlings, who make this all possible!
patreon.com/thegooddeath
*$5+ PATRONS! Check out Caitlin’s SECRET Shop for a limited edition item inspired by this video*: the-order-of-the-good-death.myshopify.com/collections/patreon-exclusive
DARK ARCHIVES by Megan Rosenbloom is now in paperback: bookshop.org/books/dark-archives-a-librarian-s-investigation-into-the-science-and-history-of-books-bound-in-human-skin-9781250800169/9781250800169
More about Megan: meganrosenbloom.com
Twitter: twitter.com/LibraryatNight
Anthropodermic Book Project: anthropodermicbooks.org
Learn more about The Historical Medical Library of the College of Physicians of Philadelphia: collegeofphysicians.org/library
Twitter: twitter.com/CollegeofPhys
***CAITLIN CONTENT***
Books: caitlindoughty.com/books
MORTAL course: mortalcourse.com
Our podcast on iTunes: apple.co/2yK6c6G
Spotify: spoti.fi/2QZEVEM
Google Play: bit.ly/2AdEvoj
The Order of the Good Death – articles, resources, updates, and more: orderofthegooddeath.com
The Order of the Good Death on Instagram: instagram.com/ordergooddeath
The Order of the Good Death on Twitter: twitter.com/OrderGoodDeath
***OTHER WAYS TO SUPPORT AND GROW OUR NON-PROFIT***
Donations on Patreon: patreon.com/thegooddeath
A one time donation: bit.ly/3iaz9jN
The Order of the Good Death's Store: the-order-of-the-good-death.myshopify.com
***WHERE ELSE YOU CAN FIND ME***
Website: orderofthegooddeath.com
Twitter: twitter.com/thegooddeath
Instagram: instagram.com/thegooddeath
***PRODUCTION CREDITS***
Mortician and Writer: Caitlin Doughty
Producer and Writer: Louise Hung (@LouiseHung1)
Editor & Graphics: Andy Windak
A big thanks to Heidi Nance and her team at The Historical Medical Library of the College of Physicians of Philadelphia for talking with us, introducing us to the Marys, and most of all for your stewardship. Thank you for your hard work and collaboration!
***SELECTED SOURCES & ADDITIONAL READING***
Dark Archives: A Librarian's Investigation into the Science and History of Books Bound in Human Skin
Rosenbloom, Megan. Farrar, Straus and Giroux. New York, 2020.
The Skin She Lived In: Anthropodermic Books in the Historical Medical Library
histmed.collegeofphysicians.org/skin-she-lived-in
Poetry Month and ARB-Phillis Wheatley's Poetry
https://libapps.libraries.uc.edu/liblog/2014/04/poetry-month-and-arb-phillis-wheatleys-poetry/#more-24543
Blockley Almshouse
https://collaborativehistory.gse.upenn.edu/stories/blockley-almshouse
Philadelphia General Hospital (Old Blockley): Philadelphians "Ain't Goin' to no Bellevue"
http://m.philaplace.org/story/897
The History of the Necronomicon
hplovecraft.com/writings/texts/fiction/hn.aspx
A BINDING OF HUMAN SKIN IN THE HOUGHTON LIBRARY: A RECOMMENDATION
https://www.princeton.edu/~needham/Bouland.pdf
