Japanese Culture Through Rare Books
Most FutureLearn courses run multiple times. Every run of a course has a set start date but you can join it and work through it after it starts. Find out more This is an introductory course and is open to anyone with an interest in the history of Japanese books. A basic knowledge of the history of Japan and Japanese literature will be helpful but is not required. This course can also be studied alongside two companion courses, Sino-Japanese Interactions Through Rare Books and The Art of Washi Paper in Japanese Rare Books. The course makes use of a number of visual resources which may unfortunately make some of the activities not accessible to learners with visual impairment. Course videos will be in Japanese with English subtitles. You can use the hashtag #FLjapanesebooks to talk about this course on social media.
Topics Covered- 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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Length | 3 weeks |
Effort | 3 hours per week |
Starts | Dec 13 (224 weeks ago) |
Cost | $74 |
From | Keio University via FutureLearn |
Instructors | Goki Miyakita, Keiko Okawa, Yumiko Murai, Wataru Ichinohe, Akinori Takanobu, Takahiro Sasaki, Gian-Piero Persiani, Hope Z, Motoki Yasui |
Download Videos | Only via web browser |
Language | English |
Subjects | Humanities Programming |
Tags | Literature R |
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Rating | Not enough ratings |
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Length | 3 weeks |
Effort | 3 hours per week |
Starts | Dec 13 (224 weeks ago) |
Cost | $74 |
From | Keio University via FutureLearn |
Instructors | Goki Miyakita, Keiko Okawa, Yumiko Murai, Wataru Ichinohe, Akinori Takanobu, Takahiro Sasaki, Gian-Piero Persiani, Hope Z, Motoki Yasui |
Download Videos | Only via web browser |
Language | English |
Subjects | Humanities Programming |
Tags | Literature R |
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