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2005 Fiscal Year Final Research Report Summary

Research & investigaton on primary documents of Western learning in the Edo period"

Research Project

Project/Area Number 14023102
Research Category

Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research on Priority Areas

Allocation TypeSingle-year Grants
Review Section Humanities and Social Sciences
Research InstitutionKyoto University

Principal Investigator

MATSUDA Kyoshi  Kyoto University, Institute of Human and Environmental Studies, Professor, 人間・環境学研究科, 教授 (40027561)

Co-Investigator(Kenkyū-buntansha) TOTII Yumiko  Oita University, Faculty of Education and Welfare Socienoe, Professor, 教育福祉科学部, 教授 (50180203)
INOKUCHI Yasushi  Mie University, Faculty of Human Studies, Professor, 人文学部, 教授 (90151638)
KAWASAKII Yasushi  Kyoto University, Institute of Human and Environmental Studies, Professor, 人間・環境学研究科, 助教授 (40186086)
KRYNS Frederik  International Center for Japanies Studies, Research assistant, 助手 (90370139)
Project Period (FY) 2002 – 2005
KeywordsInventions in the Edo period / Dutch learning in the Edo period / Bibliography / Imported Dutch books / 船載蘭書
Research Abstract

This project aims at making a bibliographical research on the imported Dutch books and related materials of Edo period. Many institutions both in Japan and in Europe were visited for gathering bibliographical data from related original books. Especially advanced the research of materials related to the Saga clan and the Ogi clan. Moreover, Yumiko Torii participated as a core member in the work group of annoted editon of Takeo Nabeshima family's "Nagasakikata Hikae".
As the results, K. Matsuda discovered a Dutch manuscript intitled "Zinkotai Furoku" (Appendix of artificial body) in the Ogi clan collection of Saga University library. It proved to be a Dutch translation of the French explanation of Dr, Auzoux's Homme clastique, edition 1857. Sagara Ryuitsu, young medical student of the Ogi clan seems to be its transcripter and the translation made by Dr. Mansveld, Dutch professor at the Nagasaki Medical School in 1868. K. Matsuda published an annoted editon of the Saga Nabeshima family's " … More Catalog of foreign books" (used in this family until 1862), foundamental material of the Saga Dutch learning in the end of shogunate. Therein are identified the original titles in european language from the kana-transliteration of the Catalog. This edition contains not only bibliographical informations from "Nagaki Cho", lists of imported foreign books compiled at Deshima for the Nagasaki gouvernor, but also list of Dutch text books used at the Royal Military Academy of Breda.
Frederik Cryns published "Reception of mechanical concept of human body in the Edo period" specially based on his bibliographical and translational analysis of anatomical and physiologic Dutch books. He pointed out that european mechanical concept was interpreted by the Japanese scholars of Dutch learning within the framework of traditional theory of human body, specially with the idea of "K".
Matsuda and Cryns made a bibliographical investigation of Western books the Kyo-U Library and published the Catalog of the Kyo-U Library in 2006. This catalog contains detailed description of a lot of old books of science and natural history which were used as text book for the Dutch learning in premodern Japan.
of the end of shogunate and the Dutch learning as a table.
By these bibliographical works, we may declare that a scientific basis was founded for the preparation of a general catalog of the imported Western books in the Edo period. As for the planned compilation of Halma dictionary's translations, started in 2002, it remains at a making of electronic version of the Halma's Dutch-French dictionary, 2nd edition, 1729. Less

  • Research Products

    (10 results)

All 2006 2005

All Journal Article (6 results) Book (4 results)

  • [Journal Article] 幕末萩藩旧蔵蘭書の伝来2006

    • Author(s)
      松田 清
    • Journal Title

      「近代化を開いた江戸のモノづくり-幕末の地域ネットワークと近代化の諸相-」報告書

      Pages: 67-76

    • Description
      「研究成果報告書概要(和文)」より
  • [Journal Article] History of the Hagi clan's Dutch books in the end of shogunate.2006

    • Author(s)
      MATSUDA, Kiyoshi
    • Journal Title

      Inventions in the Edo period, opening of the Japanese modernization. Aspects of modernization and network

      Pages: 67-76

    • Description
      「研究成果報告書概要(欧文)」より
  • [Journal Article] Catalog of Western books of the Kyo-U Library.2006

    • Author(s)
      MATSUDA, Kiyoshi, CRYNS, Frederik
    • Journal Title

      Rinsen Books

      Pages: 487

    • Description
      「研究成果報告書概要(欧文)」より
  • [Journal Article] Reception of mechanical concept of human body in the Edo period.2006

    • Author(s)
      CRYNS, Frederik
    • Journal Title

      R458 ppinsen Books

    • Description
      「研究成果報告書概要(欧文)」より
  • [Journal Article] Catalog of the Nieuwe Atlas in the Shizuoka prefectural librfay.2005

    • Author(s)
      MATSUDA, Kiyoshi, TOMII Yoichi, TOMITA Yoshio
    • Journal Title

      Matsuda KAyoshi Laboratory

      Pages: 36

    • Description
      「研究成果報告書概要(欧文)」より
  • [Journal Article] List of Dutch titles identified from the Saga Nabeshima family's Catalog of Western books.2005

    • Author(s)
      MATSUDA, Kiyoshi
    • Journal Title

      Matsuda Kliyoshi Laboratory

      Pages: 217

    • Description
      「研究成果報告書概要(欧文)」より
  • [Book] 杏雨書屋洋書目録2006

    • Author(s)
      松田 清, クレインス, フレデリック
    • Total Pages
      487
    • Publisher
      臨川書店
    • Description
      「研究成果報告書概要(和文)」より
  • [Book] 佐賀鍋島家「洋書目録」原書復元目録2006

    • Author(s)
      松田 清
    • Total Pages
      217
    • Publisher
      京都大学人間・環境学研究科 松田 清研究室(所収)
    • Description
      「研究成果報告書概要(和文)」より
  • [Book] 江戸時代における機械論的身体観の受容2006

    • Author(s)
      クレインス, フレデリック
    • Total Pages
      458
    • Publisher
      臨川書店
    • Description
      「研究成果報告書概要(和文)」より
  • [Book] 静岡県立中央図書館所蔵『世界四大洲新地図帳』目録2005

    • Author(s)
      松田 清, 冨井洋一, 冨田良雄
    • Total Pages
      36
    • Publisher
      京都大学人間・環境学研究科 松田 清研究室
    • Description
      「研究成果報告書概要(和文)」より

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Published: 2008-05-27  

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