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Goki Miyakita, Keiko Okawa, Yumiko Murai, Wataru Ichinohe, Akinori Takanobu, Takahiro Sasaki, Gian-Piero Persiani, Hope Z, and Motoki Yasui

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  • How to handle old Japanese books
  • Evolution of scripts and materials used in traditional Japanese books
  • Binding methods and the practice of reformatting
  • The hierarchy of book formats in traditional Japan
  • Relationship between format and content in traditional Japanese books
  • Genre and binding
  • History of illustrated manuscripts and printed illustrated books
  • History of printing and publishing in Japan
  • Printed books and the development of scholarship in early-modern Japan

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Intriguing look at japanese culture

This is an engaging and informative course on the history of Japanese books and culture, from early manuscripts to the development of printing and publishing in Japan. Students with a basic knowledge of Japanese history and literature will get the most out of this course but it's still accessible to anyone with an interest in the topic.

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Provides a detailed history of the development of Japanese rare books, covering such topics as the invention of printing, the development of bookbinding, and the role of books in Japanese society. It definitive work on the subject, and would be of great interest to scholars of Japanese history and culture.
Contains the proceedings of a symposium held in 1979 by the National Museum of Japanese History on the history of printing and publishing in Japan. The symposium covered a wide range of topics, from the early history of printing in Japan to the development of modern printing techniques.
Provides a detailed history of Japan from the Meiji Restoration to the present day.
Provides a detailed history of the printed book, from its origins in China to the present day. It discusses the development of printing techniques, the spread of printing to different parts of the world, and the impact of printing on the development of literacy and education.
Provides a guide to the care and handling of rare books. It discusses the different factors that can damage rare books, such as light, heat, and humidity, as well as the different techniques that can be used to preserve rare books.
Provides a history of libraries in the Western world, from their origins in ancient Greece and Rome to the present day. It discusses the development of different types of libraries, such as public libraries, academic libraries, and special libraries, as well as the impact of libraries on the development of scholarship and culture.
Provides a guide to the papermaking process. It discusses the different steps involved in papermaking, such as pulping the paper, forming the paper, and drying the paper.
Provides a history of the codex, from its origins in ancient Greece to the present day. It discusses the development of different types of codices, such as the codex Parisinus, the codex Sinaiticus, and the codex Vaticanus, as well as the impact of the codex on the development of Christianity and scholarship.
Provides a history of the printed book in Japan, from its origins in the 8th century to the present day. It discusses the development of different printing techniques in Japan, the different types of books that were printed in Japan, and the impact of the printed book on the development of Japanese culture and society.
Provides a comprehensive overview of Japanese art and culture from the 17th to the 19th centuries. It great resource for anyone interested in learning more about this fascinating period of Japanese history.
Provides a comprehensive overview of modern Japanese literature, from the Meiji period to the present day. It valuable resource for anyone interested in learning more about the development of Japanese literature in the modern era.
Collection of essays on Japanese literature in translation. It valuable resource for anyone interested in learning more about the challenges and rewards of translating Japanese literature into English.
Collection of short stories by some of the most famous Japanese authors, including Akutagawa Ryūnosuke, Natsume Sōseki, and Kawabata Yasunari. It great way to sample the diversity and richness of Japanese literature.
This Japanese folk tale that tells the story of a bamboo cutter who finds a tiny girl inside a bamboo stalk. The girl grows up to be a beautiful woman, but she is not from this world.

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