Samurai Archives Japanese History Podcast

EP42 The Smithsonian Edo Period Book Digitization Project

04.28.2012 - By The Samurai Archives Japanese History PagePlay

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In this episode, Travis discusses his experience as an intern at the Smithsonian Institute's Freer/Sackler Galleries in the Edo period book digitization program over the summer of 2011. He talks about the digitization process, as well as about the books and their binding and production, as well as why Japan never really got into using movable type in the printing process. He also reveals a little about what it's like in the Smithsonian's top-secret underground storage facilities. But not too much.

The Digitization Project description page: http://www.asia.si.edu/research/curatorial/pulvererInterns.asp

The Freer/Sackler Gallery Website: http://www.asia.si.edu/

Ikegami, Eiko. Bonds of Civility Cambridge University Press (February 28, 2005) http://astore.amazon.com/samurai-20/detail/0521601150

Screech, Timon. Sex and the Floating World Reaktion Books; Second Edition edition (November 15, 2009) http://astore.amazon.com/samurai-20/detail/1861894325

Scrolls of the Mongol Invasions of Japan Website: http://www.bowdoin.edu/mongol-scrolls/

Travis's Flickr photostream: http://www.flickr.com/photos/toranosuke/tags/freer/

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