The Library of Ryukoku University in Kyoto is known for its Buddhist collection. So far it has digitized 416 titles from the library collection, covering literature, buddhism, history, medicine, and this one, an illustrated “Song of Everlasting Regret (長恨歌)” of Haku Kyoi. 龍谷大学電子図書館 digital library of Ryukoku University： http://www.afc.ryukoku.ac.jp/kicho/top.h…
Cixi, the Empress Dowager of China, was “the most powerful and most mysterious woman in the world,” according to the World Magazine published in New York, 1904. Here are some portraits of this influential and controversial historical figure of the last dynasty of China. More photos can be found at VIA http://via.lib.harvard.edu/), the public catalog […]
Tibetan Canon from Harvard-Yenching Library to be Exhibited at Museum of Fine Arts! The exhibit opens on November, 16. The story of a Tibetan Buddhist canon—that dates back to 1410—from the Harvard-Yenching Library finding its way the Museum of Fine Arts (MFA) in Boston is intricate and enigmatic. An exhibit on Chinese Lacquer from 1200 […]
A book for Election Day: 陝甘寧邊區選舉委員會編,Xuan ju wen jian選舉文件 (Electoral Documents), 1945. This is from the book: 「自由選舉、選舉好人」，就是要廣大人民自動和自覺地選舉能為自己服務的代表，替自己做事，這是貫徹選舉方針的具體表現。 (“Free election, choose a good person” means to ask the masses to elect, spontaneously and consciously, the representatives who can serve for them, and do things for them. This is the embodiment of attaining the electoral policy.) […]
What can you buy on the streets of Beijing in the 1930s? This book will tell you. Yan du shang bang tu 燕都商榜圖 aka The Shop Signs of Peking, published in 1931 by Chinese Painting Association, contains 100 shop signs in Beijing. The book is limited to 100 copies. Harvard-Yenching Library is fortunate enough to […]
In case that you missed this extremely exciting message, Harvard-Yenching Library will start the digitization project for its collection of the Mongolian books next month. You can expect to see most of the Mongolian books online in Hollis no later than June 2013. After the Mongolian project, we will continue digitizing the Manchu collection, […]
The second round of library orientations is coming! Don’t miss this wonderful chance to getting familiar with the library collections, digital resources, and, above all, our absolutely professional and lovely librarians. Schedule: Monday, November 5 at 3 pm Chinese language resources, with Xiao-he Ma, Sharon Yang (in Common Room) Tuesday, November 6 at 3 pm […]
This afternoon (3:30pm), the library is hosting a site visit for the Take Note conference. Many note-taking examples will be shown at the bibliography room, including 18th century Japanese Falconry manuscripts once held at the library of Matsudaira Sadanobu 松平定信, the famous Daimyo in the Edo period. Don’t miss it! Take Note conference online […]