Hanoak: Traditional Korean Homes (various authors): Korea

Hong, Hyung-Ock, and other authors, Hanoak: Traditional Korean Homes. Elizabeth, New Jersey: Hollym, 5th impression, 2010.

Quarto, stiff card wraps, 240 pages, numerous illustrations.

Although pre-owned, the book is in 'as-new' condition.

This is a splendid in-depth introduction to the vernacular architecture of the Korean peninsula.

'This book has been written by the faculty members who teach housing and interior design in several Korean universities to inform the world on the Korean traditional house and interiors. The main chapters are on the Korean traditional way of space planning and furniture arrangement. Also, the chapters focus on the fact that nature and socio-cultural background have been the major factors in forming the Korean traditional house plan and furniture design.

The chapters in this book mostly cover the style of the typical upper class houses in the Chosun Dynasty. The upper class houses represent the best form of Korean traditional housing including the interior space planning and furniture, the colors and patterns, and the house style, since they had been built without any financial limitations.'