10. A True and Perfect Relation of the Whole Proceedings Against the Late Most Barbarous Traitors, Garnet A Jesuit and His Confederates
1606: Skin “Donor”: Father Henry Garnet

A True and Perfect Relation of the Whole Proceedings Against the Late Most Barbarous Traitors
This book was a recollection of failure and subsequent arrest and execution of the Gunpowder Plotters. The Gunpowder Plotters were a group of Catholic rebels who in 1605 tried to kill the Protestant King James I of England, his eldest son, and much of the English court and government. Their plan was to explode gunpowder during a session of the Houses of Parliament. The attempt, which was later named the Gunpowder Plot of 1605, failed. The participants were all discovered and executed. The most famous of these was Guy Fawkes. However, one of his co-conspirators was Father Henry Garnet, the head of the Jesuits in England. It was his flesh which was used after his execution to bind this book. The book has a Latin inscription on its cover which, when translated, reads “severe penitence punished the flesh.” This is one of the most famous examples of anthropodermic bibliopegy since many believe that you can make out the Father’s face, forever twisted in agony, on its cover.
9. Practicarum Quaestionum Circa Leges Regias Hispaniae

In the rare book collection at the Langdell Law Library at Harvard University, there sits a strange tome several centuries old. The book is entitled Practicarum Quaestionum Circa Leges Regias Hispaniae. The text is a treaty of Spanish law. On the last page, a faint inscription can be made out. It reads:
“The bynding of this booke is all that remains of my deare friende Jonas Wright, who was flayed alive by the Wavuma on the Fourth Day of August, 1632. King btesa did give me the book, it being one of poore Jonas chiefe possessions, together with ample of his skin to bynd it. Requiescat in pace.”
The Wavuma are believed to be an African people that possibly existed in modern day Zimbabwe. This is a notable example of anthropodermic bibliopegy, as it is proof that the practice was sometimes used for memorial and sentimental reasons instead of for sheer macabre titillation.
8. Leeds, England Ledger

In 2006, a 300-year-old ledger was discovered in downtown Leeds, England. It was found in the wake of a bungled burglary attempt. Not much is known about this ledger. However, it is of some curiosity that this ledger was written in French and dated back to the 1700s. This suggests that it might have been made during the French Revolution, a time when anthropodermic bibliopegy gained popularity. If this was indeed made during the French Revolution, then this ledger can stand beside other documents such as The Rights of Man and the French Constitution of 1793 which are also believed to have copies bound in human flesh.
7. Virgil’s Georgics

Jacques Delille was a famous French poet who also excelled at translations. One of his most famous works was a verse translation of Virgil’s Georgics. Upon Delille’s death, someone stole some of his skin while he was laying in state. The stolen skin was then used to bind his translation of Georgics.
6. Samuel Johnson’s Dictionary

Samuel Johnson was one of the most important writers and lexicographers of the English language. A Dictionary of the English Language is widely considered to be one of his greatest works. First published in 1755, Samuel Johnson’s dictionary listed 40,000 words, making it the most extensive work of its kind up to that point in history. In 1818, a criminal named James Johnson was hung in Norwich. His skin was then used to bind a copy of Samuel Johnson’s dictionary. There is no known connection between the two men.
5. Red Barn Murder Judicial Proceedings

The Red Barn Murder was an infamous killing that took place in Polstead, Suffolk, England in 1827. The case started when a young woman named Maria Marten had local rogue William Corder’s child out of wedlock, an offense that could lead to persecution from parish officers. The two arranged to meet and elope at a local Red Barn. However, upon meeting, Corder shot Marten and fled. Marten’s remains were later discovered and identified when her stepmother started having dreams about her being murdered and buried in the Red Barn. The murder and subsequent trial and execution of William Corder became a national sensation, inspiring songs, plays, and ballads that have survived to this day. After Corder was executed, his body was dissected and examined by medical professionals. His skeleton would become a teaching aid in the West Suffolk Hospital. His skin was tanned by a surgeon named George Creed and used to bind the account of the infamous murder. The book was inscribed by Creed:
“The Binding of this book is the skin of the Murderer William Corder taken from his body and tanned by myself in the year 1828. George Creed Surgeon to the Suffolk Hospital.”
The account is now held at Moyse’s Hall Museum.

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