This exhibition aims to electronically organize the special exhibitions held at the Tokyo Main Library from October 16 to 29, and at the Kansai-kan of the National Diet Library from November 13 to 26, 2008, on the website.

Descriptions are prepared and edited by the Special Exhibition Subcommittee under the National Diet Library Exhibition Committee.

All materials provided on the website are in the possession of the Rare Books and Old Materials Room of the NDL. Some of the materials are accessible from "Digitized Contents" on the website. To conserve the valuable materials, please access them in microfilmed form wherever possible.

• Commentaries on the materials are provided in the following order in principle:
  Material number, title, number of volumes, author, publishing place, publisher, year of printing or copy, number of books, size, call number, exposition.
• Titles not mentioned on the materials and the estimated years are indicated in square brackets, [ ].
• Years are shown in the Christian era and/or in the Japanese eras or periods.
• Sizes are indicated in centimeters in lengthwidth format.
• Our call numbers are referred to in < >.

Character code and metatag were renovated. on August 8, 2012

Provision started on November 27, 2008

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If you wish to reproduce any item or any portion of any item (image, document, article, data, etc.) in this exhibition, please complete the reproduction request form and send it to us in advance.
Please note that in some cases, you cannot use an image that belongs to another institution or is posted with the permission of the copyright holder.
For more details, see Site Policy on the NDL website.

Site Policy: Utilizing the contents of the website of the National Diet Library

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