Printing Technologies and Book Production in Seventeenth-Century Japan

This Element first sets the history of printing in Japan in its East Asian context, showing how developments in China, Korea and elsewhere had an impact upon Japan. It then reexamines printing in seventeenth-century Japan and in particular explores the reasons why Japanese printers abandoned typography less than fifty years after it was introduced.

Riassunto

This Element first sets the history of printing in Japan in its East Asian context, showing how developments in China, Korea and elsewhere had an impact upon Japan. It then reexamines printing in seventeenth-century Japan and in particular explores the reasons why Japanese printers abandoned typography less than fifty years after it was introduced.

Prefazione

Why was typography enthusiastically adopted in Japan in the 1590s and then abandoned fifty years later?

Dettagli sul prodotto

• Autori: Peter Kornicki, Peter (Robinson College Kornicki
• Editore: Cambridge University Press ELT
• Lingue: Inglese
• Contenuto: Libro
• Forma del prodotto: Tascabile
• Data pubblicazione: 31.01.2025
• Categoria: Scienze umane, arte, musica > Scienze linguistiche e letterarie > Altre lingue / altre letterature
• EAN: 9781009495516
• ISBN: 978-1-0-0949551-6
• Numero di pagine: 100
• Serie: Elements in Publishing and Book Culture
• Categorie: Japan, 17th century, c 1600 to c 1699, Printing, packaging & reprographic industry, Typography & lettering, Literary studies: c 1500 to c 1800, Literary studies: c 1600 to c 1800, C 1600 To C 1700, History of art & design styles: c 1600 to c 1800, Publishing industry & book trade, Typography and lettering, Publishing and book trade, Printing and reprographic industries