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ILLUMINATED MANUSCRIPTS AND PRINTED BOOKS. 22 Oi
A
-2u Ar
MAKI NO GO. MAKI NO ROKU. MAKI NO HICHI. MAKI NO HACHI.
<^th volume. 6th volume. ']th volume. ^th volume.
The foregoing characters are those most frequently used
upon modern books, a different system being followed in
marking the old works, such as many of the fine examples
from which the majority of the inscriptions are taken the
;
volumes of these are seldom more than three in number,
and the words Jo^ Chiu and Gc, meaning, literally, top,
middle and bottom, are used to designate the first, second
and third volumes respectively when there are only two
;
volumes, the words Jo and Ge are used. The characters
Tcng, Chi and Zing, meaning heaven, earth and man, are
occasionally used in the same sense.
X X
JO. JO.
The top^ or first, volume.
CHIU. CHIU.
The middle^ or secondy volume.
T
GE. GE.
The Iwilom, or third, 7'ohime.
To designate the last volume, the word Owari, shown on
the following page, is sometimes used.
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