Dutch1 book(s) in your shopping cart.
Mitsukuri Genpo & Morishima Churyo. - [Kaisei Zoho : Bangosen].
Edo (Tokyo)? Kenjuku Kanko 1848 (Kaei 1). Two volumes 19x12cm, publisher's wrappers with title labels. Covers a bit blotchy, a nice set. ¶ A revised and much improved version by master linguist and translator, Genpo, of Churyo's 'Bangosen' (barbarian words) published in 1798, when serious Dutch-Japanese dictionaries were still manuscript fragments or, like the 'Edo Haruma' of 1796, printed and hand written in an edition of 30 copies. Dutch was, of course, Japan's best way to connect with and learn about all things western until Perry's gunboat diplomacy. Anything produced by Mitsukuri carried a lot of weight. A physician by early training he was a scholar of the west and pioneered the introduction of western science, medicine and technology (like the first description of a steam engine) into Japan, usually via the Dutch or Chinese, and served as translator for the Perry mission in 1853.
AUD 400.00 [Appr.: EURO 246 US$ 264.91 | £UK 211.75 | JP¥ 41264] Booknumber: 11133
Remove
AUD 400.00 [Appr.: EURO 246 US$ 264.91 | £UK 211.75 | JP¥ 41264] Booknumber: 11133
Remove
Total: AUD 400.00 [Appr.: EURO 246 US$ 264.91 | £UK 211.75 | JP¥ 41264]
is offered by:
| Richard Neylon, Bookseller 21 Story Street, 7215, St Marys, Tasmania, Australia Tel.: 0432 468 145 [international]+61 432 468 145 Email: books@richardneylon.com |  |