The Book in Japan
A Cultural History from the Beginnings to the Nineteenth Century
Format:Paperback
Publisher:University of Hawai'i Press
Currently unavailable, and unfortunately no date known when it will be back
The ten chapters of this exemplary monograph cover 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; importation and exportation; censorship; libraries and collectors; and bibliographic catalogues.... A handsome and beautifully organized handbook that is sure to inform and stimulate research for many years to come.
ISBN: 9780824823375
Dimensions: unknown
Weight: 732g
520 pages