The Book in Japan: A Cultural History from the Beginnings to the Nineteenth Century

The Book in Japan: A Cultural History from the Beginnings to the Nineteenth Century

by PeterKornicki (Author)

Synopsis

This monograph covers every major aspect of the book in traditional Japan: its place in Japanese history; books as material objects; manuscript cultures; printing; the Edo period book trade; authors and readers; and importation and exportation.

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10 in stock

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Format: Paperback
Pages: 520
Edition: Pbk. Ed
Publisher: University of Hawaii Press
Published: 30 Apr 2001

ISBN 10: 0824823370
ISBN 13: 9780824823375