Check out this 17th-century manuscript of 源氏物語 (Genji Monogatari / The Tale of Genji):
http://lcweb4.loc.gov/service/asian/asian0001/2005/20050415001tg/20050415001tg.pdf
It's written mainly in kana—I can get lost in the renmen—and it's amazing to me that in some places the kana are complemented with kanji as furigana. Say what?!
Friday, June 11, 2010
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