School stirrups - student

Japanese: 学鐙 - がくとう

A reading magazine published by Maruzen. It is the oldest of its kind still in existence. It was first published in 1897 as Manabi no Tomoshibi (Light of Learning). It is a monthly magazine with 30 pages in the chrysanthemum size. From the third issue, it merged with the Monthly Report on the Current Prices of Japanese and Western Books and Stationery (first published in 1882), and included a catalogue of newly arrived Western books at the end of the issue. In 1902, it was renamed Gakuto, and in 1903, Gakubu. The content was revamped after Uchida Roan (who joined the company in 1901) took over as editor, and the results of a survey on "19th Century Western Masterpieces" in the January 1902 issue were particularly well received.

Source: Heibonsha World Encyclopedia, 2nd Edition Information

Japanese:

丸善発行の読書雑誌。現存のこの種のものとしてはもっとも古い。1897年《学の灯（まなびのともしび）》として創刊。月刊，菊判30ページ。第3号から《和洋書籍及文房具時価月報》(1882創刊)を合併，巻末に新着洋書目録を付す。1902年から《学灯》，さらに03年《学鐙》に改めた。内田魯庵(1901入社)が編集を担当するようになってから内容が刷新され，とくに1902年1月号の〈19世紀に於ける欧米の名著〉に関するアンケートの調査結果が評判になった。

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