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...It is written in the form of a diary, but it was compiled after collecting various historical materials. It was compiled in the traditional way, by pasting together the collected historical materials in chronological order, and then the compiler added his own writing (this is called abridgement or cut-and-paste work), which resulted in the inclusion of a variety of contemporary writing styles, and for this reason it is called Azumakyo-tai, referring to the Japanese-style variant of Chinese writing around the Kamakura period. Except for wars, the articles are centered on the residence of the shogun (usually Kamakura), and events in other places are reported by messenger. ...

*Some of the terminology used to refer to the "Azuma Kagamitai" is listed below.

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…日記体をとるが，種々の史料を収集して，後に編纂した書物である。その編纂の仕方は，収集した史料を年月日順に貼り継ぎ，これに編纂者が筆を加えるという，伝統的な編修方法によっているため(これを抄録，切貼り細工と呼ぶ)，同時代のいろいろな文体が収録される結果となり，このため鎌倉時代前後の和風変体漢文を指して，吾妻鏡体と呼ぶ。記事は，戦乱以外は将軍の居所(多くは鎌倉)を中心にし，他所でのできごとは，伝令によって聞くという形をとる。…

※「吾妻鏡体」について言及している用語解説の一部を掲載しています。

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