Roofs and Lines: A Study of Korean Architecture

This book examines the curvilinear roofline, which is commonly characterized as ""Korean lines."" Paying attention to the fact that the roof line is neither perfectly straight, nor fully curved, the book examines several layers of beauty the roof line unfolds - formal, natural, and social beauty - and relates its significance to the very roots of Oriental aesthetics that encompass Truth, Virtue, Beauty and Sublimity.