Chardak, between heaven and earth
Subtitle: tracing vernacular space in Balkan architecture
By: Judith Bing; illustrations by Judith Bing and J. Brooke Harrington; foreward by Richard Rogers
Contributors: Harrington, J. Brooke, illustrator; Rogers, Richard, writer of foreword
Publisher: Procyon Lotor Press
Published: 2018
Place of publication: Maine
Language: eng
Number of pages: 303
ISBN-13: 9781732199408
Subjects: Vernacular architecture; Domestic Architecture
Notes: "Across the Balkans ordinary people traditionally built chardaks, social spaces in their houses or separate structures nearby, always elevated and open to the outdoors, and according to folklore, places "between heaven and earth." This book, a celebration of Balkan architectural heritage, documents chardaks in text, photographs, and drawings, as a journey of discovery spanning from Croatia to Turkey. In exploring the architectural variations among chardaks from country to country, in a region of notable cultural complexity, the book touches upon history, geography, peoples, languages and folklore of the Balkans. This book is an outcome of 30 years of research and fieldwork on vernacular architecture in the Balkans" --dust jacket.

Includes bibliographical references (pages 279-296) and index.