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Since skin has become such a prominent feature in the films we have been studying, I thought this report on a book covered in human skin would be interesting.  The book, covered in the skin of a convicted murderer, is currently on display as part of a history exhibit in the United Kingdom. 

The book in question is an 1852 edition of THE POETICAL WORKS OF JOHN MILTON.  The text is an example of anthropodermic bibliopegy.  Most common in the 18th and 19th centuries, the process was often used to bound medical texts.

If only Esther could have figured this process out. 

Here is the article.