Understanding Japanese Woodblock-Printed Illustrated Books offers a wider understanding and appreciation of the illustrated books produced in Japan between 1603 and 1912. It is a valuable tool for scholars of early modern Japanese art and literature and a broad range of other disciplines who wish to integrate the content of Japanese illustrated books into their teaching and research. As a handbook aimed at collectors, curators and librarians, it is also an essential resource to assist in evaluating, describing and conserving the books in their care. The background essays, a detailed glossary and case studies are equally of interest to students of the history and art of the book, publishing, printing and book illustration.
Suzuki Jun, Ph.D, (1997) is Honorary Professor in National Institute of Japanese Literature. He is the co-editor of Ehon in the Edo Period: A Splendid World of Interwoven Image and Text (2010) as well as articles on Edo-period literary and illustrated books.
Ellis Tinios, Ph.D. (1988) is Honorary Lecturer in History, University of Leeds. He is the author of Japanese Prints: Ukiyo-e in Edo, 1700-1900 (2011) as well as articles on Edo-period prints and books.
All concerned with the history of the book, publishing, printing, book illustration, the art of the book. Collectors, curators and librarians of Japanese books; scholars using them in teaching and research