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| Pars Japonica: The First Dutch Expedition to Reach the Shores of Japan . . . Brought by the English Pilot Will Adams, Hero of Shogun | 
 enlarge | Author: William De Lange
Publisher: Floating World Editions
Category: Book
List Price: $35.00
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Avg. Customer Rating:  (1 reviews)
Sales Rank: 1764381
Languages: English (Original Language), English (Unknown), English (Published)
Media: Hardcover
Edition: 1
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 304
Shipping Weight (lbs): 1.5
Dimensions (in): 9.4 x 6.1 x 1.1
ISBN: 1891640232
Dewey Decimal Number: 952.024
EAN: 9781891640230
ASIN: 1891640232
Publication Date: July 10, 2006
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| Customer Reviews:
Still an Age of Discoveries, a rare gem found: Japonicae Pars June 25, 2008
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
This is a gem of a book for many reasons. It tells, in a brilliant way, the story how Shogun's Anjin san (the pilot Will Adams) came to Japan. It expands on the terrible dangers of crossing from Europe to the East and focuses on the men who dared this. Its introduction gives a splendid overview of the age of discoveries. Finally the book itself gives one the idea to be in the possession of a very well preserved 16th century book: the yellowish paper, the way it is cut, the illustrations and maps, all adds to the feeling of the story told.
The author is very erudite and has the unique capacity to make complex history a novel.
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