A practical introduction to the study of Japanese writing : moji no shirube
A practical introduction to the study of Japanese writing, written by Basil Hall Chamberlain and published in London and Yokohama in 1905 for students learning the Japanese script. Its pages show printed Chinese-character forms and a handwritten sample set in black characters on cream paper, arranged in numbered grids. A designer could take from them the strong, geometric rhythm of bold kanji set in tidy square cells, with numbered boxes and running headers giving a practical reference-sheet structure.
