Uniform TitleBibliotheca Japonica: A Review of Five Catalogs of Premodern Japanese Books and Manuscripts in Western Collections
PublisherUniversity of Chicago
NameSewell, Robert (author),
Date Created1983
SubjectDescriptive Catalogue of the Pre-1868 Japanese Books, Manuscripts, and Prints in the Library of the School of Oriental and African Studies,
Catalogue the Nordenskiöld Books in the Royal Library,
Illustrierte Handschriften und Drucke aus Japan, 12 -19. Jahrhundert,
Catalogue of Japanese Illustrated Books and Manuscripts in the Spencer Collection of the New York Public Library,
Japanese Illustrated Books and Manuscripts of the Chester Beatty Library,
Premodern Japanese books and manuscripts,
Manuscripts, Japanese--Catalogs,
Prints, Japanese--Catalogs,
Books, Japanese--Catalogs,
Cataloging of Japanese imprints,
Chibbett, D. G. (David G.),
Edgren, J. S. (J. Sören), 1942-,
Kraft, Eva,
Soremachi, Shigeo,
Hickman, Brian,
Matsudaira, Susumu, 1933-,
University of London. School of Oriental and African Studies. Library,
Kungliga Biblioteket (Sweden),
Chester Beatty Library,
Staatsbibliothek Preussischer Kulturbesitz,
New York Public Library. Spenser Collection
DescriptionA review of five catalogs of collections of premodern Japanese books and manuscripts from Western collections: the Library of the School of Oriental and African Studies (London), the Spencer Collection of the New York Public Library, the Nordenskiold Books in the Royal Library (Stockholm), the Staatsbibliothek Preussischer Kulturbesitz (Berlin), and the Chester Beatty Library (Dublin, Ireland). The article describes the historical background of these collections and elucidates issues related to bibliographic and physical description of premodern (before 1868) Japanese books and manuscripts.
NoteJournal title: Library Quarterly; volume: 53; issue: January; date: 1983;
Genrearticles
Persistent URLhttp://hdl.rutgers.edu/1782.2/rucore30018600001.Article.16911
LanguageEnglish
CollectionSewell Robert Collection
Organization NameRutgers, The State University of New Jersey
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