Bibliographical Introduction to Medieval Literature (3)

Abstract

This is a bibliographic introduction to pieces of literature from the Kamakura period and Muromachi period and their commentaries listed in the “National Literature” chapter of the “Revised Catalog of Japanese Books housed in the Cabinet Library,” which has been relegated to the National Archives of Japan. For public use, this introduction also briefly comments on every item covered. By covering items owned by various institutions such as Mojimiyama-Bunko, Shoheizaka-Gakumonjo, and Wagaku-Kodanjo and also a considerable number of commentaries published in the 17th century, it illustrates how medieval literature has been accepted. Readers are referred to the preceding introductions numbered 1 and 2 by the same author for some of the items from the catalog. As for picture books, they are referred to “Bibliographic Introduction to Picture Books housed at the National Archives of Japan” numbered 1 to 6 collected in “Kitanomaru” volume 45 (2013) to 50 (2018).