Details

Subject(s)

• Vocabulary—Pictorial works [Browse]
• French language—Vocabulary [Browse]
• Japanese language—Vocabulary [Browse]

Translator

• Chikayama, Yasunori [Browse]
• 近山安則 [Browse]

Writer of preface

• Chikayama, Yasunori [Browse]
• 近山安則 [Browse]

Illustrator

• Nakamura, Munehiro [Browse]
• 中村宗広 [Browse]

Summary note

Each vocabulary word is illustrated in a box on the right with the Japanese translation in Chinese characters and katakana alongside. The corresponding English and French translations are provided in romanization with katakana pronunciation listed in a box on the left.

Notes

• Translated title: English-French Illustrated Dictionary: Part One
• Chikayama provides a preface, where he says this book was written in the interest of forwarding Westernization (bunmei kaika).
• On folded leaves, East Asian stitch-bound style.
• "近山安則譯, 一勝齊宗廣画"--cover of sleeve.
• Cotsen copy: "出雲寺"--stamp on back of sleeve.

Binding note

Fore-edge on right.

Language note

Text in English, French, and Japanese.

Other title(s)

• Tango zukai
• 單語圖解

OCLC

933785576

Original language

• 單語圖解
• 東京 : 又日堂, 明治5 [1872]
• 近山安則,
• 中村宗広,
• "近山安則譯, 一勝齊宗廣画"--cover of sleeve.
• "出雲寺"--stamp on back of sleeve.

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