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История японских библиотек: пусть из древности в Эдо
С. 314–324.
The paper examines the history of Japanese libraries from 6th Century up to the Edo period. The oldest known library of Japan was founded at the time of Shotoku-Taishi (573-621). It can be concluded that the policy on establishing centralized government/state and the necessity of compilation of the official history of the country promoted the foundation of first state library. Further in Heian and Kamakura periods different types of libraries developed: government libraries, the Court library, Buddhist monastic libraries, private libraries which belonged to noble families etc.
