page_title: Japanese books
hierarchical_section_title: Japanese books
caption_attribution_description: The portable manuscript books of "Tsukigase Kisho/Getsurai Kisho (月瀬記勝) written by Saito Setsudo (斎藤拙堂)" in 1884, published by Shikada Seishichi (鹿田静七), Japan. Book size (WxHxD): 8.5cm x 12cm x 0.8cm ja: 斎藤拙堂著『月瀬記勝』携帯型写本、1884年（明治17年）鹿田静七刊 大きさ (幅x高x厚): 8.5cm x 12cm x 0.8cm
context_page_description: Books in Japan have a long history, which begins in the late 8th century AD. The majority of books were hand-copied until the Edo period, when woodblock printing became comparatively affordable and widespread. Movable-type printing had been used from the late 16th century, but for various aesthetic and practical reasons woodblock printing and hand-copied remained dominant until much later. Japanese equivalents for "book" include 本 and 書籍. The former term indicates only bound books, and does not include scrolls. The latter is used for printed matter only. The most general term is 書物, which means all written or printed matter that has been collected into a single unit, regardless of construction.
context_section_description: Books in Japan (和本, wahon or 和装本, wasouhon) have a long history, which begins in the late 8th century AD (768AD-770AD). The majority of books were hand-copied until the Edo period (1603–1867), when woodblock printing became comparatively affordable and widespread. Movable-type printing had been used from the late 16th century, but for various aesthetic and practical reasons woodblock printing and hand-copied remained dominant until much later. Japanese equivalents for "book" include 本 (hon) and 書籍 (shoseki). The former term indicates only bound books, and does not include scrolls. The latter is used for printed matter only. The most general term is 書物 (shomotsu), which means all written or printed matter that has been collected into a single unit, regardless of construction.
caption: 19th century books of Japan
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