Albums of the type known in Japanese as ofuda harikomichō お札貼込帳 containing about 330 ofuda (paper amulets), including duplicates, on which is printed religious material such as figures of Shinto deities, Buddhas, high-ranking monks, Buddhist sutras, etc. The albums are undated but, judging by in...
A photocopy of a 2-volume catalogue of Japanese printed books, manuscript and maps, containing 1,093 titles, acquired by Philipp Franz von Siebold (1796-1866) during his two voyages to Japan (1823-18298 and 1859-1862). Compiled anonymously by his son Alexander von Siebold who sold the collectio...
Title continues: '...with many phrases in the higher style of the literati, and a glossary of derivatives from the Chinese language'. A dictionary of the Ryukyuan language by the Protestant missionary Bernard Jean Bettelheim. Undated but a reference in Bettelheim's journal records that he comp...
Elements or contributions towards a Loochooan & Japanese grammar.
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A grammar of the Ryukyuan language by the Protestant missionary Bernard Jean Bettelheim. Originally entitled 'Elements or contributions towards a Japanese grammar', with 'Loochooan &' being added later. Preface dated: Nafa [Naha], 4 September 1849.
Variant title: Tōshō shinkun hyakkajō 東照神君百箇條 [東照神君百箇条]. Translated title on spine: The laws of Gongensama. The political testament of the Shōgun Tokugawa Ieyasu originally written in 1615. The manuscript is undated but probably late Edo Period (1800-1850). The Siebold provenance means it mu...