Manuscript Book on Japanese Words Classified into Categories including the characters for city and country names around the world
[Japan] If you have ever wanted to know the Japanese characters for Tripoli, Ethiopia, Copenhagen, and even Alaska, this is the manuscript for you! The book starts off with simple numbers and then moves on to astronomy and natural phenomena, geography, ethics, the human body, flowers, fish, provinces in Japan, government ministries, countries and cities in the world, roman numerals, the population and revenue (GDP) of countries, and ending with one thousand characters related modernisation.
Author unknown. ND (c1870).
30 leaves. 24.1 x 17.5cm.
In good condition. Covers worn and with some marks, tears at edges with minor loss. One stain running through small area of whole manuscript but all characters clear and legible. m36041589
