The Spirit of Korean Cultural Roots 19: Interior Space and Furniture of Joseon Upper-class Houses

Author: Choi Sang-hun
Publisher: Ewha Womans University Press
Pub. Date: Jan. 2007
Hardcover: 164 pages
Dimensions (in inches): 7.36 x 5.19 x 0.66

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About This Book

This book reviews the aesthetics and philosophical implications of the spatial composition and furniture arrangement in traditional upper-class houses of Joseon period (1392-1910). It emphasizes the humanist thoughts embodied in traditional Korean architecture and lifestyle as a viable alternative it modern with its many negative consequences. Choi Sang-hun, the author of this book, graduated from Seoul National University and majored in architecture at M.Arch, Pratt Institute School of Architecture, New York. -Preface of the book


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