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"Music Encyclopedia - For the Epicurean School" is a visual book by Japanese musician, composer, and artist Ryuichi Sakamoto (1952-2023). Created using his acclaimed 1984 album "Music Encyclopedia" as a starting point, this work is not merely an album-related book, but an experimental art book that reconstructs Sakamoto's musical thoughts and aesthetic sensibilities on paper. Having studied composition at Tokyo University of the Arts and leading YMO as a techno-pop innovator, Sakamoto continued to work across a wide range of fields, including contemporary music, film music, media art, and environmental issues. The mid-1980s, when this book was published, marked a period of significant maturation in his solo artistry, and it strongly reflects his intellectual curiosity and cross-cultural creative approach. The vivid visuals and fragmented texts throughout the book do not explain the music itself, but rather function as an attempt to translate the images and sensations evoked by the music into other media. Furthermore, the cutting-edge design by art director Yukimasa Okumura is a highlight, and the book is highly regarded as a document that conveys the fervor of Japanese graphic design in the 1980s. It is a book that reflects an era when music, design, and publishing culture happily intersected. First printing. With dust jacket. Includes separate booklet of creative notes.