Collection Items

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    Map
    Carte des trois Arabies : tirée en partie de l'Arabe de Nubie, en partie de diuers 
 Relief shown pictorially. Exhibition: Jordanian Display, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C., May 25-27, 2005. Available also through the Library of Congress Web site as a raster image.
    • Contributor: Somer, J. - Sanson, Nicolas - Mariette, Pierre
    • Date: 1654-01-01
    • Resource: Image
  • Book/Printed Material
    [Genji monogatari]
    [源氏物語]     Genji monogatari (Tale of Genji) is often considered the first great novel in world literature. The author of the work, Murasaki Shibuku, was born around 978 and spent most of her life

    • Contributor: Japanese Rare Book Collection (Library of Congress) - Murasaki Shikibu - Yamamoto, Shunshō
    • Date: 1654-01-01
  • Book/Printed Material
    Genji meyasu
    源氏目案     On double leaves, oriental style in case. Sakanishi collection. Title from title piece. Also available in digital form. 侊 [v. 1-2] いよりちたお -- äž­ [v. 3-5] よよりやたお -- 例 [v. 6-7] あよりゑたお.

    • Contributor: Japanese Rare Book Collection (Library of Congress) - Murasaki Shikibu
    • Date: 1654-01-01
  • Book/Printed Material
    Genji keizu
    源氏系圖     On double leaves, oriental style (fukurotoji). Sakanishi collection. Title from title piece. With no borders, text in 11 vertical lines. Also available in digital form on the Library of Congress Web site.


  • Book/Printed Material
    Yamaji no tsuyu
    山路の露     On double leaves, oriental style (fukurotoji). Sakanishi collection. Title from title piece. With no borders, text in 11 vertical lines. Also available in digital form on the Library of Congress Web site.


  • Book/Printed Material
    Genji monogatari hikiuta
    源氏物語匕哥 | Title on title piece: Genji hikiuta | Genji hikiuta     Caption title. On double leaves, oriental style (fukurotoji). Sakanishi collection. With no borders, text in 11 vertical lines. Also available in digital form on the Library of Congress Web site. Kokusho sōmokuroku,