Library of Congress Asian collections : an illustrated guide.
Government document # LC 1.6/4:AS 4
Includes bibliographical references (pages 76-80).

Introduction / Mya Thanda Poe -- The World of Asian books -- The Classical tradition -- Chinese beginnings -- Tales from the Yunnan Woods -- The Diplomat and the Dalai Lama -- The Japanese world -- Korean classics -- Homer on the Ganges -- White whales and Bugis books -- Barangays, friars, and "The mild sway of justice" -- The Theravada tradition -- The Southern Mandarins -- Modern Asia -- East Asia -- Inner Asia -- South Asia -- Southeast Asia and the Pacific -- Publications on the Asian Collections.