Daihannyakyō Dankan - 大般若経 断簡
Manuscript Books in the Nara Period - 奈良時代の写本
Almost all extant manuscript books in the Nara period are Buddhist books, a majority of which are manuscript Buddhist sutras. Most of them were originally inherited in Buddhist temples in Nara, regardless of where they are currently stored.奈良時代の写本で現存するものはほとんどすべて仏書で、その大半が写経です。これらは、現在の所蔵に関わりなく、本来は奈良の諸寺院に伝来したものが主体です。
Kongōchō Yugakongōsatta Gohimitsu Shugyō Nenjū Giki - 金剛頂瑜伽金剛薩埵五秘密修行念誦儀軌
Manuscript Books in the Heian Period - 平安時代の写本
Extant manuscript books in the Heian period mainly consist of Buddhist books in terms of quantity, while they also include many Japanese and Chinese non-Buddhist books. However, the proportion of manuscript Buddhist sutras decreased and books made in Japan about the religious principles and practice methods had increased.現存する平安時代の写本には、仏書以外の国書や漢籍も少なくありませんが、量的にはやはり仏書が主体です。ただし写経の割合は減少し、日本で作られた教理や修法に関する書が増えてきます。
Genji Monogatari Matsukaze - 源氏物語 松風
Manuscript Books in the Kamakura to Nanboku-chō Periods - 鎌倉～南北朝時代の写本
Manuscript books in the Kamakura and Nanboku-cho periods increased in terms of both the number of extant books and categories. It should also be noted that extant books include autographs by the author and manuscript books made in the year near the establishment of its original.鎌倉～南北朝時代は現存する写本の数も増え、ジャンルも広がってきます。また、著者の自筆本や成立年時に近い写本が残ることも持筆されます。
Shika Waka Shū - 詞花和歌集
Manuscript Books in the Muromachi Period - 室町時代の写本
When it comes to manuscript books in the Muromachi period, significantly more books exist today and it is not uncommon for autographs by the author to have been inherited.室町時代の写本は、現存数が格段に増加し、著者自筆本の伝わるものも稀ではありません。
Utsuho Monogatari Toshikage - うつほ物語 俊蔭
Manuscript Books in the Edo Period - 江戸時代の写本
In the Edo period when publication flourished, many manuscript books were still produced. Numerous books exist today as this period is more recent.出版が盛んになった江戸時代にも、依然として多量の写本が作られました。時代が近いだけに、現存する量も厖大です。
Bokeishū Tsuketari Sakushakō - 慕景集 附作者考
Manuscript Books in the Meiji Period - 明治時代の写本
In the Meiji period, manuscript books written with Indian ink on Japanese paper were commonly produced. As a whole, however, traditional manuscript books would finish playing their important role in the world of books soon.明治時代には、和紙に墨で書く写本が普通に作られていました。しかし大局的には、伝統的な写本が書物の世界で重要な役目を終えつつあったと言えます。