Blades, W. (English spelling) BladesW

Japanese: Blades,W.(英語表記)BladesW
Blades, W. (English spelling) BladesW

…This is not unrelated to the formation of C. Darwin's theory of biological evolution. The research method adopted by William Blades (1824-90), known as the father of modern bibliography, in his major work, The Life and Printing of Caxton, was described by Henry Bradshaw (1831-86), who is revered as the mother of modern bibliography, as the "natural history method." In a letter to a friend, Bradshaw stated, "My method is to arrange the facts I have obtained in a strict manner so that they stand clearly and speak for themselves," which is clearly a Darwinian methodology. …

From [Used Book]

...After a while, bibliophiles such as Nodier, Napoleon, T. Dibdin, AE Newton, and A. Lang appeared, and the hobby of collecting old books became popular. In addition, some people such as W. Blades considered old books to be the intellectual heritage of mankind, and argued that it was the duty of succeeding generations to preserve them. The value of old books came to be widely recognized.
[Japan]
As can be seen in senryu from the mid-Edo period, such as "A second-hand bookstore where a thousand detectives are waiting" (Yanagi Taru), there was already a demand for second-hand books at that time, and second-hand bookstores also existed.

*Some of the terminology that mentions "Blades, W." is listed below.

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Japanese:

…それはC.ダーウィンの生物進化論の形成と無関係でない。近世書誌学の父といわれるブレーズWilliam Blades(1824‐90)が,主著《カクストンの生涯と印刷術》の中で採用した研究方法を,近世書誌学の母と仰がれるブラッドショーHenry Bradshaw(1831‐86)は〈博物学的方法〉と評した。そのブラッドショーは友人にあてた手紙の中で〈得られた事実を厳密に配列して明白な立場を保たせ,事実にそれみずからを語らせるのが私の方法である〉と述べたが,これは明らかにダーウィン的方法論である。…

【古本】より

…やがてノディエ,ナポレオン,ディブディンT.F.Dibdin,ニュートンA.E.Newton,ラングA.Langらの愛書家(愛書趣味)が生まれ,古書を収集する趣味が流行するようになった。またブレーズW.Bladesのように古書を人類の知的遺産とみなし,これを保存するのは後続世代の義務だとする主張も現れ,古書の価値が広く認識されるようになった。
[日本]
 江戸中期の川柳に〈目明き千人まっている古本屋〉(《柳多留》)などの句が散見されるように,当時すでに古本の需要があり,また古本屋も存在した。…

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