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Anthropodermic bibliopegy

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    Anthropodermic bibliopegy

    There are books out there bound with human skin. Anthropodermic Bibliography
    Down with racism. Long live miscegenation!

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    I was aware of that but didn't realise it had a specific term.

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      #3
      I was watching Horrible Histories when I found out about it. My daughter said . "yeah, I know".
      Down with racism. Long live miscegenation!

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        #4
        My other half goes nuclear when I leave my skin in the bath after doing my feet so I'd hate to think what she'd do if she knew there books bound in it!!
        Last edited by northernladuk; 5 February 2020, 21:31.
        'CUK forum personality of 2011 - Winner - Yes really!!!!

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          #5
          Originally posted by NotAllThere View Post
          There are books out there bound with human skin. Anthropodermic Bibliography
          Well, that’s certainly a niche in bookbinding circles...
          "I can put any old tat in my sig, put quotes around it and attribute to someone of whom I've heard, to make it sound true."
          - Voltaire/Benjamin Franklin/Anne Frank...

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            #6
            It's not just books....

            anthropodermia - Lampshades made from human skin - Wikipedia
            Originally posted by Stevie Wonder Boy
            I can't see any way to do it can you please advise?

            I want my account deleted and all of my information removed, I want to invoke my right to be forgotten.

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              #7
              Well, if you can make lampshades out of human skin then...

              Reminds me of the "Tales of the Unexpected" episode "Skin" starring Derek Jacobi...
              Old Greg - In search of acceptance since Mar 2007. Hoping each leap will be his last.

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                #8
                I was reading one of these skin books and found it difficult to follow. However, I later discovered that the full stops were in fact blackheads.
                "A people that elect corrupt politicians, imposters, thieves and traitors are not victims, but accomplices," George Orwell

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