天あま草くさ版ばん

noun

Amakusa edition; Jesuit publications (16th-17th century)

Historical term for books printed by the Jesuit mission press in Amakusa, Japan, using movable type. Often referenced in the context of early Japanese printing and Christian literature.

See also: キリシタン版

• 天あま草くさ版ばんは、キリシタン版ばんの一いっ種しゅとして知しられている。

  The Amakusa edition is known as a type of Christian edition.

• 天あま草くさ版ばんの平へい家け物もの語がたりは、日本にほん語ごの歴れき史しを研けん究きゅうする上うえで貴き重ちょうな資し料りょうだ。

  The Amakusa edition of the Tale of the Heike is a valuable resource for studying the history of the Japanese language.