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bibliopegy
[ bib-lee-op-uh-jee ]
noun
- the art of binding books.
Other Words From
- bib·li·o·peg·ic [bib-lee-, uh, -, pej, -ik, -, pee, -jik], adjective
- bibli·ope·gist noun
- bibli·ope·gistic bibli·ope·gisti·cal adjective
Word History and Origins
Origin of bibliopegy1
Example Sentences
The practice of binding books in human skin - termed anthropodermic bibliopegy - has been reported since as early as the 16th Century.
Rosenbloom, a rare-books specialist drawn to issues of mortality, plumbs a practice experts call anthropodermic bibliopegy.
I had a vague sense that the practice of binding books in skin — technically called anthropodermic bibliopegy — was associated with the Nazis; they were long rumored to have made lampshades out of human skin.
In fact, anthropodermic bibliopegy was not the practice of some singularly heinous regime.
Rosenbloom came upon a case of leather-bound books whose display text claimed they were made of human skin — via a process called anthropodermic bibliopegy, practiced by 19th century doctors who wanted to give their own collections a special touch.
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