No, but I was able to piece it together in a few moments before clicking the link. I wasn’t aware there was a Greek and/or Latinate stem for bookbindings, but hey, you learn something new everyday. Does it matter whether it’s court records, or would this apply to any bound work?
Steven King’s Misery is an expansion of an earlier story (maybe not published before Misery) called The Annie Wilkes Edition, in which Annie’s desire to possess her favorite writer ends up just where you’ve already guessed, considering what this thread is about.
I seem to remember this happened a fair bit in medical practise (and/or for executed criminals?) a couple of centuries ago, but I forget where I picked up that bit of trivia (and it might be inaccurate, never really followed it up).
For some reason, I find this less creepy than the “Body Worlds” plastinated skinned folks.
I also find Charles Krafft’s human bone china really neat, too. Maybe it’s the changing of the body into something different, or just the craftsmanship aspect?
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chris y 05.10.06 at 5:26 am
Neither, I think, did I want to.
Iron Lungfish 05.10.06 at 7:50 am
Didn’t something like this show up in Evil Dead?
Rasselas 05.10.06 at 8:41 am
And, at least by reference, in Edward Rice’s biography of Richard Burton.
almostinfamous 05.10.06 at 9:31 am
uh. creepy! and disgusting. i guess i knew that from foucault;s pendulum, but to see a picture?
and yeah the evil dead thing is spot on
Rasselas 05.10.06 at 9:38 am
Wasn’t there a bit or two about this on Boing Boing last month?
And, of course, at the Harvard Law Record:
http://www.hlrecord.org/home/index.cfm?event=displayArticle&uStory_id=3d42c486-82ec-41f5-92ce-30d8f886dbfb
engels 05.10.06 at 10:26 am
A man in his early 20s has been arrested in connection with the investigation and released on technical bail, pending further inquiries.
A condition of bail was that he does not get any tattoos in the meantime…
Gene O'Grady 05.10.06 at 11:15 am
I knew and didn’t want to look further.
agm 05.10.06 at 4:11 pm
What are books bound in human hide?
Gives a new meaning to hardback.
No, but I was able to piece it together in a few moments before clicking the link. I wasn’t aware there was a Greek and/or Latinate stem for bookbindings, but hey, you learn something new everyday. Does it matter whether it’s court records, or would this apply to any bound work?
Henry (not the famous one) 05.10.06 at 6:01 pm
Gives new meaning to the word “bookish.”
And for us less literate types we saw this last month in Michael Quinion’s weekly newletter on words: http://www.worldwidewords.org/backissues/wbi060415.txt
Dabodius 05.10.06 at 6:36 pm
Something like this showed up in The Skull.
Neil 05.10.06 at 7:18 pm
Good to see the BBC maintaining the very highest standards in syntax.
DonBoy 05.10.06 at 7:30 pm
Steven King’s Misery is an expansion of an earlier story (maybe not published before Misery) called The Annie Wilkes Edition, in which Annie’s desire to possess her favorite writer ends up just where you’ve already guessed, considering what this thread is about.
Katrina 05.10.06 at 7:59 pm
didn’t the nazis do that too?
dave 05.11.06 at 4:31 am
Its so creepy! Something like in Evil Dead. Thats too horrible even if u think about it.
stuart 05.11.06 at 4:57 am
I seem to remember this happened a fair bit in medical practise (and/or for executed criminals?) a couple of centuries ago, but I forget where I picked up that bit of trivia (and it might be inaccurate, never really followed it up).
Tim 05.11.06 at 8:39 am
For some reason, I find this less creepy than the “Body Worlds” plastinated skinned folks.
I also find Charles Krafft’s human bone china really neat, too. Maybe it’s the changing of the body into something different, or just the craftsmanship aspect?
Barry Freed 05.11.06 at 9:33 am
Philistines! Or didn’t you know never to judge a book by its cover?
Tim 05.12.06 at 9:11 am
Having worked in book stores for three years, and publishing for five, the one thing I’ve learned is that you can always judge a book by its cover!!
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