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Crepe-paper books or chirimen-bon<\/em> are nineteenth and twentieth-century creations by Japanese publisher Hasegawa Takejir\u014d. Explore these works with us!<\/p>\n

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When they have served their turn, and the little hands have turned and thumbed them well-nigh to pieces, few people think of saving the tattered scraps for antiquarian scrutiny.\u201d ” _builder_version=”4.26.0″ _module_preset=”342be8ee-3873-4e9c-87be-a05f56543580″ title_font=”–et_global_heading_font|500|||||||” title_font_size=”29px” title_line_height=”1em” custom_margin=”||10px||false|false” locked=”off”][\/et_pb_heading][et_pb_heading title=”-Charles Welsh (1886), p. 21″ _builder_version=”4.26.0″ _module_preset=”df7eb1c0-1d6a-4e27-a2f6-d8506a23e77d” title_font=”Inter|500|||||||” title_text_align=”right” title_text_color=”#000000″ custom_margin=”||0px||false|false” locked=”off”][\/et_pb_heading][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section][et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ admin_label=”My Books” _builder_version=”4.25.1″ _module_preset=”default” background_color=”gcid-545c17f1-4e53-478d-9e2b-03daafc524a2″ collapsed=”off” global_colors_info=”{%22gcid-545c17f1-4e53-478d-9e2b-03daafc524a2%22:%91%22background_color%22%93}”][et_pb_row _builder_version=”4.25.1″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”4.25.1″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_heading title=”Annotated Books” _builder_version=”4.27.0″ _module_preset=”0936c21f-cc71-4b7d-9ccf-859a2e06d795″ title_font=”–et_global_heading_font||||||||” title_text_align=”center” custom_margin=”||-30px||false|false” locked=”off”][\/et_pb_heading][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row column_structure=”1_3,1_3,1_3″ _builder_version=”4.25.1″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”1_3″ _builder_version=”4.25.1″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_image src=”https:\/\/pages.stolaf.edu\/crepepaperbooks\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1759\/2024\/07\/10_Matsuyama_0Front_Cropped.jpg” title_text=”10_Matsuyama_0Front_Cropped” url=”https:\/\/pages.stolaf.edu\/crepepaperbooks\/annotation-the-matsuyama-mirror\/” _builder_version=”4.26.0″ _module_preset=”default” custom_margin=”||6px|||” custom_padding=”10%|10%|10%|10%|true|true” box_shadow_style=”preset3″ box_shadow_horizontal=”10px” box_shadow_vertical=”40px” box_shadow_blur=”40px” box_shadow_spread=”10px” box_shadow_color=”rgba(0,0,0,0.11)” global_colors_info=”{}” box_shadow_color__hover_enabled=”on|hover” box_shadow_color__hover=”RGBA(255,255,255,0)” transform_styles__hover_enabled=”on|hover” transform_scale__hover_enabled=”on|hover” transform_translate__hover_enabled=”on|hover” transform_rotate__hover_enabled=”on|hover” transform_skew__hover_enabled=”on|hover” transform_origin__hover_enabled=”on|hover” transform_scale__hover=”99%|99%”][\/et_pb_image][et_pb_heading title=”The Matsuyama Mirror” _builder_version=”4.25.2″ _module_preset=”df7eb1c0-1d6a-4e27-a2f6-d8506a23e77d” title_text_align=”center” min_height=”25.4px” custom_margin=”-21px||0px||false|false” custom_padding=”3px||0px|||” locked=”off”][\/et_pb_heading][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.26.0″ _module_preset=”ffe60c95-da1e-46cb-8fa3-d3449332a09e” text_orientation=”center” locked=”off” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n

Story about a mother’s love passed down through a unique, enchanted gift by Mrs. T. H. (Kate) James. Annotated by Anika James ’25.<\/p>\n

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Story about a farmer and a trouble-making tanuki<\/em> (badger) by David Thompson. Annotated by Laura Smith ’25.<\/p>\n

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Story of Urashima Tar\u014d and his journey to the Dragon Palace by Basil Hall Chamberlain. Annotated by Christina M. Spiker.<\/p>\n

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This project is funded by the\u00a0<\/span>St. Olaf Collaborative Undergraduate Research and Inquiry (CURI) program<\/strong>. CURI provides opportunities for St. Olaf students from all academic disciplines to gain an in-depth understanding of a particular subject through working closely with a St. Olaf faculty member in a research framework.<\/p>\n

We are grateful for the guidance of Distinctive Collections Engagement Librarian Jillian Sparks<\/b> in the Summer 2024.<\/span>\u00a0The first year of this project would not have been possible without her help. We have received generous technical assistance from Ben Gottfried<\/strong><\/a>, Sara Lynnore<\/strong><\/a>, and Anders Nienstaedt<\/strong><\/a>.<\/p>\n

We also thank the Colorado Antiquarian Book Seminar<\/a><\/strong> (CABS) for providing our students with intensive, hands-on instruction regarding the antiquarian book trade in Summer 2024.\u00a0<\/p>\n

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Rolvaag Memorial Library Special Collections offers students and scholars access to printed materials from the 15th century to the present. The crepe-paper books you see here can be accessed in-person<\/a> through our library.<\/p>\n

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