The Spirit of Korean Cultural Roots 4: Windows and Doors
Publisher: Ewha Womans University Press
Pub. Date: Apr. 2005
Hardcover: 127 pages
Dimensions (in inches): 7.17 x 5.12 x 0.51
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About This Book
This book deals with windows and doors in Korean traditional
architecture. The window consists of the lattice and frame. The lattice
serves an ornamental function through its patterns, and its decorative
quality may be either purely formal or symbolic. And speaking of the
traditional Korean door, it has certain formalities but also allows for
a wide diversity. The reason for the remarkable variation in size,
position and shape of windows in traditional architecture is because the
window also functioned as a door. Through this book, readers can acquire
an aesthetic sense to interpret and enjoy the beauty of the lattice and
the frame of traditional Korean window architecture as well as
traditional Korean doors. Yim Seock-jae, the author of this book, is a
professor of architecture at Ewha Womans University and has written
extensively about architecture. He hopes this book can help to broaden
and deepen the readers' appreciation for traditional Korean
architecture.
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