Jesuit Printing and Hiragana Books

IF 0.1 4区社会学 0 ASIAN STUDIES

MONUMENTA NIPPONICA Pub Date : 2022-09-24 DOI:10.1353/mni.2022.0025

Sasaki Takahiro, M. Burtscher

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Abstract

Abstract:In the late sixteenth century, typographic printing technologies arrived in Japan in the form of war spoils taken during Japanese invasions of Korea and as proselytizing tools of the Jesuit missionaries. Shortly after, from around 1599, local artisans began to produce "old movable type" works that bore unmistakable signs of foreign influence. Despite being produced for less than half a century, these works brought about a paradigm shift, initiating the rise of commercial publishing. Previous research has focused mainly on whether it was the Korean or Jesuit technologies that inspired local printing. However, this article offers a new approach. By focusing on those local works that included the use of hiragana script and comparing them with those produced by the Jesuits, this article is able to demonstrate a rich and nuanced history of typography in place of favoring either foreign influence.

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耶稣会印刷术与平假名书籍

摘要：16世纪末，印刷技术以日本侵略朝鲜期间掠夺的战利品和耶稣会传教士的传教工具的形式传入日本。不久之后，从1599年左右开始，当地工匠开始生产带有明显外国影响迹象的“老式活字”作品。尽管制作时间不到半个世纪，但这些作品带来了范式的转变，开启了商业出版的兴起。以前的研究主要集中在是韩国还是耶稣会的技术激发了当地印刷的灵感。然而，本文提供了一种新的方法。通过关注那些使用平假名文字的当地作品，并将其与耶稣会士创作的作品进行比较，本文能够展示出丰富而微妙的排版历史，而不是偏袒任何一个外国影响。

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MONUMENTA NIPPONICA ASIAN STUDIES-

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期刊介绍： Monumenta Nipponica was founded in 1938 by Sophia University, Tokyo, to provide a common platform for scholars throughout the world to present their research on Japanese culture, history, literature, and society. One of the oldest and most highly regarded English-language journals in the Asian studies field, it is known not only for articles of original scholarship and timely book reviews, but also for authoritative translations of a wide range of Japanese historical and literary sources. Previously published four times a year, since 2008 the journal has appeared semiannually, in May and November.