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118: Bizarre Books with Jack of All Graves!

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Our dear friends from the Jack of All Graves Podcast, Corrigan and Marko, join Ryan and Jo to talk about all manner of spooky books, from Horror Novels to books bound in Human Skin!

Jack of All Graves

Books Mentioned During This Episode

Watch the Jack of All Graves video about Books Bound in Human Skin!

Sources:
  • Dark Archives: A Librarian's Investigation Into the Science and History of Books Bound in Human Skin 
  • The macabre world of books bound in human skin - BBC News
  • The People Who Became Book Bindings | UCL Researchers in Museums
  • 'Dark Archives' Explores The Use Of Human Skin In Bookbinding : NPR
  • Burke and Hare: Here is the story behind Edinburgh's most horrific and prolific serial killers
  • Serial killer William Burke's skeleton goes on display - BBC News
  • Let's Talk About Binding Books with Human Skin
  • Burke and Hare, grave robbers and murderers
  • Pocketbook made from Burke's skin - Surgeons' Hall Museums, Edinburgh
  • Seeking the Truth Behind Books Bound in Human Skin - Atlas Obscura
    • Wikipedia overview: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Voynich_manuscript
    The Beinecke’s (Yale’s special collections library) page about the Voynich:  https://beinecke.library.yale.edu/collections/highlights/voynich-manuscript
    A video lecture from one of my grad school professors who is an expert on the manuscript:  https://beinecke.library.yale.edu/voynich-manuscript-lisa-fagin-davis

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