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The Book in Japan - A Cultural History from the Beginnings to the Nineteenth Century (Paperback, Pbk. ed) Loot Price: R1,141
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The Book in Japan - A Cultural History from the Beginnings to the Nineteenth Century (Paperback, Pbk. ed): Peter Kornicki

The Book in Japan - A Cultural History from the Beginnings to the Nineteenth Century (Paperback, Pbk. ed)

Peter Kornicki

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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.

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Imprint: University of Hawaii Press
Country of origin: United States
Release date: December 2000
First published: December 2000
Authors: Peter Kornicki
Dimensions: 233 x 169 x 25mm (L x W x T)
Format: Paperback
Pages: 520
Edition: Pbk. ed
ISBN-13: 978-0-8248-2337-5
Categories: Books > Language & Literature > Literature: history & criticism > Literary studies > General
Books > Reference & Interdisciplinary > Interdisciplinary studies > Cultural studies > General
LSN: 0-8248-2337-0
Barcode: 9780824823375

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