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| *''[[Kawaraban]]'' 瓦版 - a type of very cheap single-sheet prints, produced on cheap paper, often relating news or gossip | | *''[[Kawaraban]]'' 瓦版 - a type of very cheap single-sheet prints, produced on cheap paper, often relating news or gossip |
| *''Kentô'' 見当 - registration marks; small corner-shaped marks used to help ensure that paper and woodblock were lined up precisely for printing | | *''Kentô'' 見当 - registration marks; small corner-shaped marks used to help ensure that paper and woodblock were lined up precisely for printing |
− | *''[[Kibyôshi]]'' 黄表紙 (lit. "yellow covers") - a type or format of illustrated popular literature books | + | *''[[Kibyôshi]]'' 黄表紙 (lit. "yellow covers") - a type or format of illustrated popular literature books. Each page featured illustrations interspersed with text. |
| *''Kobon'' 小本 (lit. "small books") - a common size for traditional Japanese books. Roughly 6x5 inches. | | *''Kobon'' 小本 (lit. "small books") - a common size for traditional Japanese books. Roughly 6x5 inches. |
| *''Kochôsô'' 胡蝶装 (lit. "butterfly binding") - see ''detchôsô''. | | *''Kochôsô'' 胡蝶装 (lit. "butterfly binding") - see ''detchôsô''. |
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| *''Yamato toji'' 大和綴 - lit. "Japanese binding." A style of binding invented in China. Not nearly as common in Japan as ''fukurotoji'' binding. See ''retsujôsô''. | | *''Yamato toji'' 大和綴 - lit. "Japanese binding." A style of binding invented in China. Not nearly as common in Japan as ''fukurotoji'' binding. See ''retsujôsô''. |
| *''Yokohon'' 横本 (lit. "horizontal books") - a standard size of traditional Japanese books. One-eighth the size of a full sheet of paper when closed, this was the most common size for books which were longer (i.e. wider) than they were high, resulting in a long horizontal form when open. | | *''Yokohon'' 横本 (lit. "horizontal books") - a standard size of traditional Japanese books. One-eighth the size of a full sheet of paper when closed, this was the most common size for books which were longer (i.e. wider) than they were high, resulting in a long horizontal form when open. |
− | *''Yomihon'' 読本 (lit. "reading books") - a type or format of books heavy on readable text (with interspersed illustrations). | + | *''Yomihon'' 読本 (lit. "reading books") - a type or format of books heavy on readable text. In contrast to ''kibyôshi'' and certain other formats which included both text and illustration interspersed together on each page, ''yomihon'' divided the text and images on separate pages. |
| *''Yôsôbon'' 洋装本 - a book bound in the Western/modern manner | | *''Yôsôbon'' 洋装本 - a book bound in the Western/modern manner |
| *''Yotsuhanbon'' 四半本 (lit. "one quarter books") - perhaps the most common size of traditional Japanese books. When closed, the book was 1/4 the size of a standard sheet of paper. | | *''Yotsuhanbon'' 四半本 (lit. "one quarter books") - perhaps the most common size of traditional Japanese books. When closed, the book was 1/4 the size of a standard sheet of paper. |