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Preface / Josef Kreiner -- Notes On The History Of European-ryūkyūan Contacts / Josef Kreiner -- The Kingdom Of Ryūkyū And Its Overseas Trade / Takara Kurayoshi - Dutch Encounters With The Kingdom Of Ryūkyū And Ryūkyūan Collections In The National Museum Of Ethnology, Leiden / Ken Vos -- Knowledge And Sources On Ryūkyū In Germany And Austria / Peter Pantzer -- Scholars, Officiers And Missionaries: A History Of French Sources On Ryūkyū / Patrick Beillevaire -- Ryūkyūan Resources In Britain: An Introductory Survey / Yu-ying Brown -- Materials On The Ryūkyūan Islands In St. Petersburg / Alexander M. Kabanoff -- Contact Through Collectibles: Scandinavia And The Ryūkyū Islands / Arne Røkkum -- Ryūkyū Lacquerware In Europe. Focussing On The Haku-e Technique / Arakawa Hirokazu -- An Encounter With The Dyed And Woven Textiles From The Kingdom Of Ryūkyū. With Main Focus On The Collection At The Berlin National Museum Of Ethnology / Shukumine Kyōko -- Ryūkyūan Resources In Japan And The Database Project / Yokoyama Manabu -- General Bibliography Of Ryūkyū-related Books And Articles Published In French / Patrick Beillevaire -- Ryūkyūan Collections In Europe / Josef Kreiner -- Ryūkyūan Collections In The United States / Josef Kreiner -- Ryūkyūan Collections In Japan / Josef Kreiner. Josef Kreiner (ed.). Includes Bibliographical References. English, Japanese, French, And German.