There are some real gems in digitised special collections outside the UK. Japan's National Diet Library collections include a ton of rare books and manuscripts – like this manuscript book from 1872 which Keisuke Itou (1803–1901) used for learning English! https://t.co/jvpoK10jI5

RT @tkasasagi: Japanese text written in Dutch romaji in "Settsu Meishozue" 1798. https://t.co/J8Rt9BsdTJ https://t.co/ldOxv3YxVc

RT @NDLJP_en: This letter from Takeda Shingen ends with a somewhat odd phrase: "Since I have eye trouble…" Let's see why he had to make thi…

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