「きりしたん版」に「古活字版」のルーツを探る

抄録

"Kirishitan's (Christian's) books" were printed by the printing machine that Jesuit Order of Priest brought in Japan. Some of the books were also published in Japanese. There were skillful Japanese artisans who joined the printing "Gozan (five mountains) books" for Zen's precept published by the temples of Buddhism in Kyoto area. They had a good works and important role to press the "Kirishitan's (Christian's) books". However, they pulled out of the work in 1594 because they had to print "Kobunkeikyo" books summarized old Chinese ethics and moral. The publication of "Kobunkeikyo" was ordered by the Emperor. It is supposed that students in Seminaryo that was a school established by Jesuit Order of Priest in Japan took over the printing of the "Kirishitan's (Christian's) books" from the artisans, and started the work in 1594