Seowon The Architecture of Korea's Private Academies (Korean Culture Series 2)
by Sang-Hae, Lee
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- Very Good
- Paperback
- Condition
- Very Good/No Jacket
- ISBN 10
- 1565912195
- ISBN 13
- 9781565912199
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Sturminster Newton, United Kingdom
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About This Item
New Jersey, USA: Hollym International Corp., 2005. Book. Very Good. Soft cover. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Softcover. Condition: Very good, previous owners bookplate on reverse of front cover. 201pp. Many colour illustrations. Seowon were the most common educational institutions of Korea during the Joseon Dynasty. They were private institutions, and combined the functions of a Confucian shrine and a preparatory school. In this book, chapters headings include Confucian society and the private academies of the Joseon period, neo-Confucian world view and seowon architecture, and examples of seowon architecture, such as Oksan seowon and Sosu seowon.
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- Bookseller
- Karen Jakobsen Art & Design Books (GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 008042
- Title
- Seowon The Architecture of Korea's Private Academies (Korean Culture Series 2)
- Author
- Sang-Hae, Lee
- Format/Binding
- Paperback
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- No Jacket
- Quantity Available
- 1
- ISBN 10
- 1565912195
- ISBN 13
- 9781565912199
- Publisher
- Hollym International Corp.
- Place of Publication
- New Jersey, USA
- Date Published
- 2005
- Size
- 8vo - over 7� - 9�" tall
- Keywords
- seowon
- Bookseller catalogs
- Architecture, Design and Planning;
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