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Vehicles of Knowledge: Japanese Technical Drawings in the Pre-modern Era, 1600–1868 (2020)

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People transfer knowledge in various ways. The simplest form of transmission is to speak or to hear, but such knowledge is not sustainable and is easily lost. One way to make knowledge sustainable is to write it down. Once in a written form – this can be a text, but also pictures and drawings – it then can be forwarded. Therefore, for us, books, technical drawings, and the like seem to be the most suitable ‘vehicles’ of knowledge. However, not every drawing is a vehicle of knowledge, particularly when it comes to technical knowledge. One must examine the intrinsic link

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Authors & Contributors
Nasim, Omar W.
Juan Pimentel Igea
Masayuki Tanimoto
Marion Cousin
Mitch, Cohen
Mathias, Regine
Concepts
Drawing; designing
Scientific illustration
Visual representation; visual communication
Science and art
Diffusion of innovation; diffusion of knowledge; diffusion of technology
Communication of scientific ideas
Time Periods
19th century
Edo period (Japan, 1603-1868)
18th century
Early modern
Meiji period (Japan, 1868-1910)
Ancient
Places
Japan
Spain
Great Britain
Institutions
McGill University (Canada)
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