ShMgakusei no yomimono 1 = Primary school reader 1
小學讀本 一 = Primary school reader 1

Format:

Book

Language:

Japanese

Subjects (All):

Textbooks--Meiji period, 1868-1912.

Textbooks.

Japanese language--Textbooks.

Japanese language.

Coins--Japan.

Coins.

Race.

Education, Primary--Japan--Meiji period, 1868-1912.

Education, Primary.

Physical Description:

[Unpaged] : illustrations ; 23 cm.

Place of Publication:

[Location not identified] : [Monbusho (Ministry of Education)], [1873].

Summary:

Three years after the Ministry of Education was created. In Meiji 6 (1873), the Monbusho decided it needed a Literature textbook for young children. The first two volumes of the 小學讀本 are a direct translation of the Wilson Reader. Because it was a direct translation, it was slightly awkward in Japanese. In Meiji 7, the unnatural Japanese was edited out, and the images were edited to be <U+001c>less western . This version appears to be the original from Meiji 6 - interpreted by Eri Maeda (HSP intern).

Notes:

Woodblock prints of text and various images, such as coins, shopping, transportation and portraits.

On double leaves, Fukurotoji style (bound-pocket, pouch binding).

Non-Latin script record

Local Notes:

Balch Ethnic Studies Collection

OCLC:

1375386874