Toshiyuki Takamiya

Toshiyuki Takamiya
Born (1944-02-23) 23 February 1944
Tokyo, Japan
EducationBA (Economics), Keio University, BA and MA (English Literature), Keio University
OccupationsProfessor Emeritus at Keio University, Antiquarian book collector
Notable workAuthor, co-editor: Aspects of Malory, 1981.
Co-editor: Medieval English Studies Past and Present, 1990.
Co-Author: New Science Out of Old Books: Studies in Manuscripts and Early Printed Books, 1995
Chaucer in Perspective, 1999.

Toshiyuki Takamiya (高宮利行, Takamiya Toshiyuki; born 23 February 1944) FSA is a Japanese academic and author. He is an authority on medieval English literature and medieval English manuscript studies and a collector of antiquarian books. As Director of Keio University's Humanities Media Interface Project (HUMI) he has led the digital documentation, facsimile reproduction, and distribution of many medieval books and manuscripts including the Gutenberg Bible and Chaucer's Canterbury Tales. He is an Emeritus Professor at Keio University since 2009.

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