Dark Archives [Megan Rosenbloom]

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Dark Archives

Megan Rosenbloom

FSG, NY. 2020. First edition hardcover. Like new. 

From the publisher:

"In Dark Archives, Megan Rosenbloom seeks out the historic and scientific truths behind anthropodermic bibliopegy―the practice of binding books in this most intimate covering. Dozens of such books live on in the world’s most famous libraries and museums. Dark Archives exhumes their origins and brings to life the doctors, murderers, and indigents whose lives are sewn together in this disquieting collection. Along the way, Rosenbloom tells the story of how her team of scientists, curators, and librarians test rumored anthropodermic books, untangling the myths around their creation and reckoning with the ethics of their custodianship."

Congratulations on adding anthropodermic bibliopegy to your vocabulary. This book rocks - very fun, very heavy, with the feel of a literary mystery buttressed by very well done research. Recommended.