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A review by unhinged_female_protagonist
Dark Archives: A Librarian's Investigation Into the Science and History of Books Bound in Human Skin by Megan Rosenbloom
5.0
It took me so long to get through this book because life has been crazy but let me tell you, if I had the time I would have sat and blew through it in one day!!!
This book was FASCINATING and I learned so much not just about anthropodermic bibliopegy, but the history of physician training, the history of medical consent, rare book collecting, book binding, leather tanning and the wide scope that a career in librarianship has.
There is a lot of info in here but it’s not overwhelming and leaves you fee smarter, death positive and just a wee titillated for having read it. I loved this book, and will definitely be purchasing my own copy!
This book was FASCINATING and I learned so much not just about anthropodermic bibliopegy, but the history of physician training, the history of medical consent, rare book collecting, book binding, leather tanning and the wide scope that a career in librarianship has.
There is a lot of info in here but it’s not overwhelming and leaves you fee smarter, death positive and just a wee titillated for having read it. I loved this book, and will definitely be purchasing my own copy!