A Selection of Fish
Title
A Selection of Fish
Description
In addition to the diversity of perspectives that non-Western books bring to my collection, the physical books themselves reveal differing characteristics of book-making around the world. These Japanese books are bound by punching holes through the boards and text block and then externally stitching the boards and text block together with a string. The pages themselves are made from a thin but supple type of paper folded in half with printed portions on only the outside, but not the inside, surfaces of the resulting folded leaf.
Creator
Justin Hanisch (photographer)
Source
Wakan Sansai Zue [Volumes 48-51, comprising the complete fish section of the encyclopedia]
Publisher
Ryōan Terajima (compiler)
Date
n. d. [ca. 18th or 19th century]
Contributor
Ryōan Terajima (compiler)
Format
Small quarto
Language
Japanese (日本語)
Type
Encyclopedia
Coverage
Japan (published)
Citation
Justin Hanisch (photographer), “A Selection of Fish,” Bruce Peel Special Collections Library Online Exhibits, accessed July 11, 2025, https://omeka.library.ualberta.ca/items/show/3323.