Nishimura Library

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The Nishimura Library (西村文庫, Nishimura bunko) was a collection of about 10,000 books that were destroyed in the 1923 Great Kantō earthquake and following fires in Japan.^[1]^[2]^[3] The books were the former possessions of Nishimura Shigeki before becoming part of the library of Tokyo University and were mainly about Chinese philosophy and history.

References

^ Polastron, Lucien X. (2007-08-13). Books on Fire: The Destruction of Libraries Throughout History. Inner Traditions/Bear. p. 167. ISBN 978-1-59477-167-5.
^ LOST MEMORY - LIBRARIES AND ARCHIVES DESTROYED IN THE TWENTIETH CENTURY ( Archived June 7, 2011, at the Wayback Machine)
^ 漢籍関係年表. Chinese classics (in Japanese). Tokyo University General library. Archived from the original on 29 March 2012. Retrieved 5 September 2011.

[polastron-1] Polastron, Lucien X. (2007-08-13). Books on Fire: The Destruction of Libraries Throughout History. Inner Traditions/Bear. p. 167. ISBN 978-1-59477-167-5.

[lostmemoryunesco-2] LOST MEMORY - LIBRARIES AND ARCHIVES DESTROYED IN THE TWENTIETH CENTURY ( Archived June 7, 2011, at the Wayback Machine)

[3] 漢籍関係年表. Chinese classics (in Japanese). Tokyo University General library. Archived from the original on 29 March 2012. Retrieved 5 September 2011.

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