The Transformation of the Early Modern Nagoya Book Market (1794-1889)

在这个项目的第二年，我继续进行名古屋和江户书商共同出版的书籍的档案工作，在名古屋（鹤井和长佐文库）的档案馆工作，在COVID-19限制解除后，在国会图书馆工作。通过这项工作，我增加了关于书籍尺寸，文本格式和书法风格以及纸张的数据。在这个项目的第二阶段，我也将注意力转移到了像宣传插页这样的辅助材料上。由于广告是用一种针对当地目标受众的语言编写的，因此在汉字数量、横假名种类等方面的差异可能表明名古屋和江户读者之间的文化水平存在差异。

During the second year of this project, I continued archival work on jointly published books by Nagoya and Edo booksellers, working in archives in Nagoya (Tsurumai and Hosa Bunko), and after COVID-19 restrictions lifted, at the National Diet Library. Through this work, I added data about the measurements of books, textual formatting and calligraphy styles, and paper stock. In this second phase of the project, I also shifted attention to paratextual materials like promotional inserts. Since adverts are written in a language directed at the local target audience, differences in the number of kanji, variety of hentaigana, etc. can point to possible differences in the level of literacy between Nagoya and Edo readers.