300-Year Old Book May Be Covered in Human Skin

[Fenris]

53 minutes ago

LONDON - A 300-year-old book that appears to be bound in human skin has been found in northern England, police said Saturday.

The macabre discovery was made on a central street in Leeds, and officers said the ledger may have been dumped following a burglary.

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Much of the text is in French, and it was not uncommon around the time of the French Revolution for books to be covered in human skin.

The practice, known as anthropodermic bibliopegy, was sometimes used in the 18th and 19th centuries when accounts of murder trials were bound in the killer's skin.

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http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20060408/ap_on_fe_st/britain_book_human_skin

[supernova]

1. GA-ROSSS!

:scared:

There's a link to the West Yorkshire police dept with a couple of photos.

[Fenris]

9. I think I'm going to contact the West Yorkshire Police and claim it.

Bobby: "Wot's all this then? You wish to claim the item?"

Me: "Yes."

Bobby: "Can you describe the item so we can verify you are the owner?"

Me: "It's a book covered in human skin."

[CanuckAmok]

15. Bobby: "Can you be more specific, sir..."

"...we do have several books bound in human skin. It's all the rage 'round 'ere."

[flamingyouth]

2. *shudder*

:scared:

[Fenris]

3. I've got another fun story coming up!

:bounce:

[LeftyMom]

4. I've heard rumors that some old LHP books were bound in human skin

but I don't know if that's true or not.

Humans sure do some nasty shit to eachother, don't they?

Oh, LHP=Left Hand Path, ie magic intended for selfish or destructive purposes, if you were wondering.

[sundog]

5. kick

:kick:

this should be in lbn

[Fenris]

7. That's what I said!

:D

[sundog]

8. did you try it?

or should i?

i wouldn't wanna get you in trouble... bein all mod now & whatnot

[Fenris]

10. I don't think Lisa would approve.

:cry:

[sundog]

11. you're right

:(

she'd send the darth mods after you & it would all be over :(

[Fenris]

12. They would cut of my hand.

And then I'd have to get a robotic one.

Then I would be forced into a death match with my father.

He would save me in the end by throwing Joe Lieberman down that giant elevator shaft.

:(

[Xipe Totec]

6. Very Interesting

For purely avataric reasons...

:hide:

[DS1]

13. I weep

for the server at westyorkshire.police.uk :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl:

[no name no slogan]

14. Oh, so THAT's where I left it

:yoiks:

[XemaSab]

16. Good times!!!!

That's my lurid fix for the day....

[Jara sang]

17. It's the Necronomicon Ex Mortis.

Call Bruce Campbell and never speak of this again.

[nemo137]

18. Honestly, If I were a famous author,

I'd have a set of my collected works bound in my own skin, just because.

[MissMillie]

19. Now that's really gross

:puke: