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Japanese Books: Bookbinding and Materials

Documentary/Videos

Japanese Stab-binding Tutorial

Lecture on conservation of Japanese printed materials

Japanese Paper making in the Studio of Timothy Barrett

Printmaking in the Ukiyo-e style

books

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Ikegami, K., & Stephan, B. (1986). Japanese bookbinding : instructions from a master craftsman (1st ed.). New York: Weatherhill.

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Barrett, T. (2005). Japanese papermaking: Traditions, tools and techniques. Warren, Conn.: Floating World Editions.

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Vollmer, A. (2015). Japanese woodblock print workshop: A modern guide to the ancient art of mokuhanga.

Articles

Barbara Korbel, & Janice Katz. (2005). Binding Beauty: Conserving a Collection of Japanese Printed Books. Art Institute of Chicago Museum Studies, 31(2), 16-105. Retrieved April 8, 2020, from www.jstor.org/stable/4104454

 

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Han, Y., Enomae, T., Isogai, A., Yamamoto, H., Hasegawa, S., Song, J., & Jang, S. (2006). Traditional Papermaking Techniques Revealed by Fibre Orientation in Historical Papers. Studies in Conservation, 51(4), 267-276. Retrieved April 8, 2020, from www.jstor.org/stable/20619463

 

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Hughes, S. (1985). Monumenta Nipponica, 40(1), 120-122. doi:10.2307/2385009

 

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Kamei-Dyche, A. (2011). The History of Books and Print Culture in Japan: The State of the Discipline. Book History, 14, 270-304. Retrieved April 8, 2020, from www.jstor.org/stable/41306539

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Kornicki, P. (2006). Manuscript, Not Print: Scribal Culture in the Edo Period. Journal of Japanese Studies, 32(1), 23-52. Retrieved April 8, 2020, from www.jstor.org/stable/25064607

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