Cathedral: The Story of its Construction is an illustrated book by David Macaulay. Published in 1973 by Houghton Mifflin, it was the author's first book.
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| Author | David Macaulay |
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| Language | English |
| Publisher | Houghton Mifflin |
Publication date | 1973 |
| Publication place | United States of America |
| Pages | 80 |
| ISBN | 978-0-395-17513-2 |
Cathedral tells the story of the construction of a great medieval cathedral using pen-and-ink drawings.[1][2] It won the 1975 Deutscher Jugendliteraturpreis for children's non-fiction. It was adapted into a television documentary in 1986.
References
edit- ^ Heller, Steven (5 December 1999). "Quicker Than St. John the Divine; David Macaulay reconstructs his most successful book only 25 years after its first completion". New York Times. Retrieved 7 October 2016.
- ^ Jenkins, Mark (27 July 2007). "Deconstructing the Art of Architecture". Washington Post. Retrieved 7 October 2016.
External links
edit- Teaching resources
- PBS documentary
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