"Revised Western History Edition" - Kaisei Saigokuri Sshihen

Japanese: 《改正西国立志編》 - かいせいさいごくりっしへん
"Revised Western History Edition" - Kaisei Saigokuri Sshihen

...The company name Shueisha, which was used until 1935, was given by Katsu Kaishu, with the meaning of "expand the business so that it will surpass England." Shueisha was the first in Japan to use letterpress printing instead of woodblock printing when it reprinted Nakamura Masanao's "Seikoku Risshihen," one of the three great masterpieces of the Meiji period, as "Revised Seikoku Risshihen." The company grew throughout the Meiji and Taisho periods, focusing on letterpress printing for newspapers and magazines, but in 1928 it also became the first in Japan to begin full-scale gravure printing, advancing its printing technology and becoming a comprehensive printing company. ...

*Some of the terminology used in the "Revised Saikoku Risshi Edition" is listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…なお,1935年まで使われた秀英舎の社名は〈英国より秀でるように事業を伸ばせ〉という意味で勝海舟が名づけたものである。秀英舎は,明治の三大名著の一つといわれる中村正直の《西国立志編》の再版の際に《改正西国立志編》として,それまでの木版に代えて日本で初めて活版印刷を行った。新聞,雑誌などの活版印刷を中心に,明治,大正の両時代を通して発展したが,1928年には日本で初めて本格的グラビア印刷を開始するなど印刷技術の高度化も進めて,総合印刷会社になった。…

※「《改正西国立志編》」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。

出典|株式会社平凡社世界大百科事典 第2版について | 情報

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