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Is there a way for non-Japanese speakers to experience this?
by p1anecrazy 5mo ago
Is there a way for non-Japanese speakers to experience this?
- srean 5mo agoI used google translate.
- omoikane 5mo agoIt's mostly pictures and not much text, except for the initial popup you see which is the usual cookie consent prompt (left button = minimum required, right button = agree to all). But looks like British Museum also has this book if you want an English interface: https://www.britishmuseum.org/collection/object/A_1973-0723-0-57 https://www.britishmuseum.org/collection/object/A_1973-0723-... If you are asking about the text written on the pages themselves, it takes a bit more effort unless you are familiar with archaic script. I can make out some of them as guidelines on how to draw the patterns.
- srik 5mo agoThere is a i18n “English” button on top right. Unless you meant something else.
- gyomu 5mo agoIf it makes you feel better, the vast majority of modern day Japanese speakers cannot read this either. It is cursive script, and only specialized academics/people with extensive training in calligraphy/etc. would know how to read it. Interestingly enough this is an area where machine learning has been extremely effective: https://arxiv.org/abs/1910.09433 https://arxiv.org/abs/1910.09433