There is a variety of rare books, collections, and classics in Kobe University Library. The following collections are important ones. Please check the webpage of each branch library for details.
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Yukiyama Collection
Private collection of Prof. Yukiyama Toshio(雪山 俊夫) on German studies. -
The treasure of traffike : or a discourse of forraigne trade. Wherein is shewed the benefit and commoditie arising to a common-wealth of Kingdome by the skilfull merchant, and by a well ordered commerce and regular traffike. Dedicated to the high court of parlament now assembled
1641. Roberts, Lewes The author who was the member of the East India Company and… -
The Trades Increase
Roberts, John?, 1615. The economical dispute of “whether to be a Staple sy… -
The key of wealth; or, a new way , for improving of trade,:lawfull,easie, safe and effectuall
1650. Potter, William? Although this book was published anonymously, author Pott… -
The Jodo-ji Engi
The Jodo-ji surrounded by manors of “Obe no sho” that Chogen develop… -
The Document about Wang Jingxiang
As a part of the digitalization project of Kobe University Library, we aim to di… -
The defence of trade : in a letter to Sir Thomas Smith Knight, Governour of the East-India Companie, etc. From one of that societie
1615. Digge, Dudley? Although people blamed to The East India Company severely a… -
The circle of commerce : or the ballance of trade, in defence of free trade : opposed to Malynes little fish and his great whale, and poized against them in the scale. Wherein also, exchanges in generall are considered and therein the whole trade of this Kingdome with forraine countries, is digested into a ballance of trade, for the benefite of the publique; necessary for the present and future times
1623. Misselden, Edward? This book is the answer to the above-mentioned work of … -
The center of the circle of commerce : or a refutation of treatise, instituled the circle of commerce, of the ballance of trade, lately published by E.M.
1623. Malynes, Gerard This book is a counterargument to Misselden. The au… -
The Ancient Documents of Hiromine Shrine
Hiromine Shrine was founded by Kibi-no-Makibi, the beginning was that Taisha tem… -
Sumida Maritime Materials Collection
They are materials about the history of marine transport and marine affair which… -
Sir William Petty’s quantulumcunque concerning money 1682: to the Lord Marquess of Halyfax
1695. This is an acknowledged booklet as a global rare book. (Library for Humani… -
Shibuya Library
Shibuya library is technical data of the Japanese Imperial Navy that were collec… -
Setonaikai Seaweed Specimen Database
As a part of Kobe Digital library enterprise, we database-ize the seaweed specim… -
Proposals for raising a coledge of industry of all useful trade and husbandry
1699. John, Belleers This is one of the masterpieces of the author who is the so… -
Oceania Collection
These are about 3,500 books donated by Australian Government. If you’d like to u… -
Ninomiya Collection
This is a collection of 322 materials of English literatures ,mainly about D.H. … -
Niijima Collection
This is a collection of 3,047 materials of humanities and social sciences, which… -
Newspaper Clippings Collection
“Newspaper Clippings Collection” is the newspaper-clippings data fro… -
Nakagawas’ Document
This is the documents come from feudal lord, the Nakagawas that was lord of Sett… -
Momose Collection
This is a collection of 449 materials of Chinese History ,mainly “Kanseki”, whic… -
Local Historical Materials in Banshū
The library has rare local historical materials which were held in Himeji Higher… -
Latin America Collection
Collection of Latin America started by donated books from Mr. Hachiro Fukuhara*1… -
Kobayashi Collection
Private collection of Prof. Kobayashi Taichiro(小林 太市郎) on art, philosophy, and l… -
Inoue Collection
Private collection of Prof. Inoue Shoshichi(井上 庄七) on Western philosophy. -
Ichikawa Collection
Private collection of Prof. Ichikawa Shohachiro(市川 承八郎) on Western history. -
Hara Collection
This is a collection of 1,411 materials of German literatures, languages and art… -
Great Hanshin-Awaji Earthquake Disaster Materials Collection
For all users of Earthquake Disaster Materials Collection (EDMC) Foreword There … -
Free trade; or, the means to make trade florish; wherein, the causes of the decay of trade in this kingdome, are discouered, and the remedies also to remmoue the same, are represented
1622. Anon. Misselden, Edward? This book proves that the main causes of a… -
Banshū Hizakurige
This is the published book in late Edo Era, written by Ikku Jippensha. This is t… -
America Collection
The books were donated by the Osaka American Center in 1972. These are located a… -
A discourse of trade, from England unto the East-Indies : Answering to diuerse objections which are usually made against the same
1621. Mun, Thomas? Author Thomas Mun was a director of The East India Company. T… -
“Summa de Arithmetica Geometria Proportioni et Proportionalita” Pacioli, Fra Luca.
Fra Luca Pacioli is the mathematician of Italy who was born on 1445… -
“A treatise of commerce, wherin are shewed the commodies arising by a wel orderd, and ruled trade, such as that of the societie of merchantes adventurers is proved to bee, written principallie for the better information of those who doubt of the nevessariences of the said societie in the state of the realme of England.”1601 Wheeler, John.
Although the centralization of administrative power of the Tudor dynasty was est…