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Bibliographic Information

Author: Kulmus, Johann Adam, 1689–1745.
Translators: Ryōtaku, Maeno, 1733–1803; Sugita, Genpaku, 1733–1817.
Editors: Nakagawa, Jun'an, 1739–1786; Katsuragawa, Hoshū, 1751–1809.
Artist: Odano, Naotake, 1750–1780.

Title: Kaitai shinsho.

Publication: Tōbu [Edo]: Suharaya Ichibēē shi, An'ei 3 [1774].

Collation: 5 v. (shukan + 4 maki) ; 27 cm.

General notes:

Caption title from v. 1.
Translated by Maeno Ryōtaku and Genpaku Sugita.
Translation of: Ontleedkundige tafelen (without commentaries), the Dutch version of Anatomischen Tabellen.
In kanbun, with reading marks.
Within single border (21.2 x 15.0 cm.), text mainly in 10 vertical lines. On double leaves, oriental style (fukurotoji).

Notes about NLM's copy:

Book advertisement by Suharaya Ihachi pasted inside back cover of v. 4.
Ownership stamps on covers of all v.: "Kawamura z¯osho" & "Takemori".

References:

Kokusho sōmokuroku, v. 2, p. 32
Meijizen Nihon igakushi, v. 5, p. 147-156

Call number: WZ 260 K96aJ 1774