Meiji Taishō zushi / 明治大正図誌Call Number: East Asian Collection DS822.3 .M397 1978
Publication Date: Tokyo : Chikuma shobō : 摩書房, 1978-1980
This 17-volume series is a rich collection that can meet a variety of research needs. Images range from photographs of architecture, people, and places, to paintings and sculpture, from maps and documents to toys and cartoons.
Each volume organized by city/region, with the 16th volume covering images from abroad.
Examples of sections from Kyoto volume: "The chaos of the restoration," “Tradition of revolution,” and “The rebirth of ‘Miyako.'"
Volumes:
v. 1-3. Tōkyō 東京; v. 4. Yokohama, Kōbe 橫浜, 神 戶; v. 5. Hokkaidō. 北海道; v. 6. Tōhoku 東北; v. 7. Kantō 関東; v. 8. Chūōdō 中央道; v. 9. Tōkaidō 東海道; v. 10. Kyōto 京都; v. 11. Ōsaka 大阪; v. 12. Kinki 近畿; v. 13. Nihonkai 日本海; v. 14. Seto Uchi 瀨 戶內; v. 15. Kyūshū 九州; v. 16. Kaigai 海外; v. 17. Zusetsu Nenpyō. 図 說 年表.
No index. Each volume includes a detailed table of contents, and ends with a scholarly essay.
Years: Japanese era years.