The Asami Library. A descriptive catalogue. Edited by Elizabeth Huff.

Fang, Chaoying:

Published by Berkeley and Los Angeles, University of California Press, ., 1969

About this Item

X, 424 S. Gr.-8vo. (24,2 : 16,5 cm). Orig.-Leinen in Blau und Gelb mit Schutzumschlag. * "Unique in the Western world, the Asami Library of Korean literature (now a part of the East Asiatic Library of the University of California, Berkely) was named for Asami Rintaro, the Japanese scholar who assembled in while serving as Judge of the Resident General`s Court in Seoul durch the first two decades of this century. The collection includes approximateley on thousand titles written or printed in almost four thousand volumes between the sixteenth and twentieth centureis. Most of the works are in Chinese, which throughout the period was the literary language of Korea, and some are editions of classic Chinese works." (Vlg.) - Sehr gut erhalten.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: The Asami Library. A descriptive catalogue. Edited by Elizabeth Huff.
• Publisher: Berkeley and Los Angeles, University of California Press, .
• Publication Date: 1969
• Binding: Hardcover
• Dust Jacket Condition: Dust Jacket Included
• Weight: 950 grams
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  • Literatur und Kunst