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| Data.No. | 672 |
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Annotation | NIPPON Archiv zur Beschreibung von JAPON
hardcover, 4to. first edition 2 volumes in one. Contributions to the history of Japan: mythology, history, archaeology, numismatics, with chronological map and numerous black and white illustrations .Volume 1 :421 pages and volume 2 :342 pages.
KOREA Section: from page 305 to page 342 pages..................................................................Von Siebold was the most important European scientist who almost single handedly put Japanese studies on the European academic map. In 1823 he was posted to Japan as a surgeon to the Dutch factory on Deshima. He played a significant role in introducing Japan to the West and in his introduction of Western science to Japan. For the illustrations of the present work use was made of Siebold's large ethnographical collection, some 4700 items, which was opened to the public in 1831 and bought by the Dutch government in 1837. The Dutch were the only western nation to trade with Japan from 1639 until the opening of Japan by Perry. Von Siebold (1796-1866) was a German surgeon in service of the Dutch East India Company. 'Despite the restrictions imposed on the freedom of movement of the inhabitants, Siebold found life on the settlement quite comfortable. Since the late eighteenth century, when it had become easier to import and read books in Dutch, groups of scholars had started to engage themselves in the study of Western medicine. Dutch became the medium for these 'Dutch Studies', Rangaku. The main activities of these scholars, 'Rangakusha', were centered around the capital Edo, but all over the country was a growing interest in Western sciences during Siebold's time on Deshima. Soon, Siebold started teaching on a regular basis, mainly on the subjects of the natural science.
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| Author | Siebold, Philipp Franz von. |
| Publisher | Würzburg und Leipzig. Verlag d. K.u.K.Hofbuchhandlung von Leo Woerl |
| Pub.Year(s) | 1897 |
| Language | German |
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