@the_london_spy: This is a horribly gruesome exhibit at M shed Bristol Museum. John Horwood, an 18-year-old man murdered a woman and himself was executed, and his flayed skin was bound into the cover of this book. It’s actually quite upset me to be honest and I really do think there should’ve been a warning before it was put on display. The skin on the front cover of the book is embossed with a gallows motif and skulls and crossbones, with the Latin words Cutis Vera Johannis Horwood which translates to 'The True Skin of John Horwood'. His skeketon is in Bridtol University and was kept hanging in a cupboard there with a noose around its neck as an indication that the skeleton belonged to a convicted felon. #t#thelondonspyd#davidharrym#mshedb#bristolmuseumj#johnhorwoodg#gruesomeb#bookbindingb#bristolhistory

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