Writing book - Writing book

…This term was used frequently in the Edo period, especially in documents submitted by townspeople and villagers to feudal lords. Book-like documents are also called written records or written out records. For example, the shogunate had the prices of important commodities such as gold, silver, and coins, as well as rice, soybeans, and oil, written down on a regular or temporary basis for the purpose of price control, and these were called “written prices.” …

*Some of the terminology explanations that refer to "writing notebook" are listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

…江戸時代に多く使われた用語であるが，とりわけ町方や村方から領主に差し出された上申文書にこの呼称を持つものが多い。帳面体のものは，書上帳，書出帳とも言っている。たとえば，幕府は金･銀･銭の三貨や米･大豆･油などの重要商品について，物価調節などの目的から定期ないし臨時に相場を書き上げさせたが，これを〈書上相場〉と言った。…

※「書出帳」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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