Japanese Books: From Manuscript to Print offered by Harvard University
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Japanese Books: From Manuscript to Print at Harvard University Overview
Japanese Books: From Manuscript to Print
at Harvard University
Study Japanese scroll art as text and as "little movies" that immerse the viewer through visual narration.
Duration | 9 weeks |
Mode of learning | Online |
Difficulty level | Beginner |
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Course Level | UG Certificate |
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- Topics covered:Art History, Culture, History, Asia
Japanese Books: From Manuscript to Print at Harvard University Course details
Japanese Books: From Manuscript to Print
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What are the course deliverables?
- How to examine Japanese books and scrolls
- Different types of bindings, scroll formats, printing techniques, and basic terminology
- Different approaches to visual and textual storytelling
- Short stories and epic tales— plots, characters, and illustrative devices
- How to analyze and appreciate illustrated narratives
More about this course
- This course expands the definition of the "book" to include scrolls and albums, focusing on the reading experience of a variety of formats in Japan. You will begin by examining rare and beautifully preserved manuscripts in the Harvard Art Museums in an introduction exploring the material properties of Japanese books and scrolls, binding techniques, and important terminology. An examination of the illustrated scroll comes next, through a unit on the short story and visual storytelling in premodern Japan. The course concludes with
- The Tale of Genji
- An overview of how this celebrated epic from the eleventh century was read and illustrated in every conceivable format, from scroll, to album, to printed book, into the modern era.
- Drawing on the rich collections of Harvard's libraries and museums, this course is part of a larger series on the history of books, where learners explore the book not merely as a container of content, but as significant physical objects that have shaped the way we understand the world around us.
Japanese Books: From Manuscript to Print at Harvard University Curriculum
Japanese Books: From Manuscript to Print
at Harvard University
Module 1: Books, Scrolls, and Religious Devotion
Module 2: Visual and Textual Storytelling: Short-Story Scrolls
Module 3: “Multimedia” Books:
Japanese Books: From Manuscript to Print at Harvard University Faculty details
Japanese Books: From Manuscript to Print
at Harvard University
Melissa McCormick
Designation : Professor of Japanese Art and Culture
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