Research on the accumulation of prefaces and postscripts of books published in the 18th century

Research Project

Project/Area Number	11610445
Research Category	Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)
Allocation Type	Single-year Grants
Section	一般
Research Field	国文学
Research Institution	HIROSHIMA UNIVERSITY
Principal Investigator	KUBOTA Keiichi Hiroshima University, Graduate School of Letters, Professor, 大学院・文学研究科, 教授 (80186452)
Project Period (FY)	1999 – 2001
Project Status	Completed (Fiscal Year 2001)
Budget Amount *help	¥3,100,000 (Direct Cost: ¥3,100,000) Fiscal Year 2001: ¥800,000 (Direct Cost: ¥800,000) Fiscal Year 2000: ¥900,000 (Direct Cost: ¥900,000) Fiscal Year 1999: ¥1,400,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,400,000)
Keywords	prefaces / postscripts / published / the 18th century / 識語 / 助
Research Abstract	From 1999, I have accumulated the information of prefaces and postscripts of books published in the 18th century, owned by the Naikaku-Bunko Library. Objects of thsi study are books that belong to the group of general, literature, medicine, science and industry. The books of these groups have many prefaces and postscripts written by Confucians, who took the initiative in the world of arts and sciences. It is clear that the writers of prefaces and postscripts have their own circles of culture, organized by their social standing.