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xli, 428 pages : illustrations, facsimiles, maps ; 26 cm |
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regular print |
| Series |
Works issued by the Hakluyt Society.. Third series ; no. 7 |
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Works issued by the Hakluyt Society. Third series ; no. 7
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| Contents |
Machine derived contents note: This table of contents does not appear in the original Portuguese text, and has been compiled -- by the translator. -- -- -- Introduction xiii -- Preface to the Reader 1 -- Book I -- I A general description of Asia and the islands of this oriental sea 9 -- [2] Description, position, and various names of the islands of Japan in general 42 -- 3 The antiquity of Japan, and the nation to which the Japanese may belong 47 -- 4 Whether Europeans knew about these islands in ancient times, and when they -- were first discovered by the Portuguese 58 -- 5 A specific description of some of the principal islands of Japan, and their -- division into regions 67 -- 6 The division of Japan into provinces, kingdoms, or states, and some of the -- more notable mountains, rivers, and lakes therein 76 -- 7 The quality and climate of Japan, and the fruits that the land produces 102 -- 8 The measurement of roads, and the method of measuring lands in respect to -- rent, and the various kinds of measurements of the kingdom 114 -- [9] Japanese linear measurements 117 -- 10 The features, talents, and dispositions of the Japanese 120 -- 11 There is no contradiction, although there may appear to be, in the many -- things written about the customs, government, nobility, and wealth of Japan, -- and the reasons thereof 128 -- 12 The method of Japanese building 137 -- 13 The city of Miyako in particular 159 -- 14 The ancient royal palace called Taidairi 173 -- 15 The customs and manners of the Japanese in general 174 -- 16 The dress and garments of the Japanese 178 -- 17 The Japanese manner of paying visits, and the regular times and occasions -- for this 189 -- 18 The ceremonies and entertainment provided for guests who visit the master -- of the house at New Year 194 -- 19 The other festivals held during the year when they also pay visits 197 -- -- -- -- -- -- 20 Other occasions on which they are accustomed to visiting certain persons 201 -- 21 The gifts that are given, and the manner in which they are offered and received 204 -- 22 The courtesies, bows, and obeisances in use among the Chinese, from which -- the Japanese have taken most of their etiquette 214 -- 23 The courtesies and ceremonies of the Japanese in general 220 -- 24 The courtesies paid by the Japanese when they meet on the road 225 -- 25 The manner of receiving a guest in the house, and the hospitality and banquet -- given him until he departs 229 -- 26 The manner of entertaining the guest with wine and sakana, which is the first -- and principal courtesy paid to a guest on these visits 236 -- 27 The manner of giving and taking sakana for noble, common, and lowly people 249 -- 28 The warm and cold wine served on these visits, and how the Japanese make it 251 -- 29 The banquets held by the [Chinese], and how they entertain their guests at -- them 253 -- 30 The banquets of the Japanese, and firstly the different kinds of banquets 261 -- 31 Their manner of inviting guests to banquets 265 -- 32 Their manner of entertaining with the drink of cha, and a description of cha -- and of this ceremony so highly esteemed by the Japanese 272 -- 33 The general way in which the Japanese entertain with cha 282 -- 34 How guests are especially entertained with cha in the suki house 300 -- 35 The aim to which they aspire in suki, and the benefits resulting therefrom 305 -- -- Book 2 -- 1 The liberal and mechanical arts of Japan in general and their division 311 -- 2 Some mechanical arts of Japan, and firstly their pictures 315 -- 3 Their other mechanical arts 322 -- 4 The liberal arts of Japan, and firstly the art of letters 330 -- 5 Another sort of letters, like the European alphabet of separate letters, which -- the Japanese.use for certain purposes 339 -- 6 The paper, ink, and other instruments used in writing 343 -- 7 Their manner of printing 346 -- 8 The mathematical arts of Japan and also of China, whence the Japanese -- received them 349 -- 9 Chinese and Japanese astrology in particular 357 -- 10 Heaven in particular, and the degrees into which they divide it 362 -- 11 The degrees and signs into which they divide the sky, and the equinox 368 -- 12 The eclipses of the sun and moon 372 -- 13 The stars and their constellations, the number of stars, and the order in -- which they distribute them on their celestial sphere 375 -- 14 Earth and water, their shape, and the degrees of elevation in which they are -- said to be 380 -- -- -- -- -- 15 The Japanese and Chinese divisions of time 385 -- 16 The practical judicial astrology of these nations, and the various -- superstitions contained therein 396 -- -- Bibliography 401 -- Index 417 |
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Includes index |
| Bibliography |
Bibliography: pages 401-416 |
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Translated from the Portuguese |
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Works issued by the Hakluyt Society no:3rd ser..7 0072-9396 |
| Subject |
Rodrigues, João, 1558-1633 -- Travel -- Japan.
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| SUBJECT |
Japan -- Description and travel. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85069398
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Japan -- Civilization -- To 1600.
http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85069363
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Japan -- Description and travel -- Early works to 1800.
http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85069399
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Japan -- History -- Period of civil wars, 1480-1603.
http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85069468
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| Author |
Cooper, Michael, 1930-2018.
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Hakluyt Society.
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| LC no. |
2002483967 |
| ISSN |
0072-9396 |
| ISBN |
0904180735 |
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