false http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1178198154m/769471.jpg 769471 10 The Gothic cathedral is one of humanity's greatest masterpieces--an architectural feast that couldn't help but attract the attention of renowned author-illustrator David Macaulay. Once an architectural student at the Rhode Island School of Design, Macaulay glories in the intricacies and beauty of structure, as evidenced in his masterful pen-and-ink drawings in critically acclaimed children's books such as <I>Castle</I>, <I>Pyramid</I>, and <I>Rome Antics</I>. He begins <I>Cathedral</I> in 1252, when the people of a fictitious French town named Chutreaux decide to build a cathedral after their existing church is struck by lightning. We first meet the craftspeople, then examine the tools, study their cathedral plans, and watch the laying of the foundation. Week by week we witness the construction of this glorious temple to God. Macaulay intuitively hones in on the details about which we are the most curious: How were those enormously high ceilings built and decorated? How were those 60-foot-high windows made and installed in the 13th century? And how did people haul those huge, heavy bells up into the skyscraper-high towers? Thanks to Macaulay's thorough, thoughtful tribute to the Gothic cathedral, not a stone, turret, or pane of stained glass is left unexamined or unexplained. (Ages 9 and older) <I>--Gail Hudson</I> 755531 26 10 1973 Cathedral: The Story of Its Construction (Sandpiper) total:210|5:98|4:74|3:36|2:1|1:1| 210 897 290 16 5 0 false false Mon Dec 01 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Sun Dec 21 10:04:49 -0800 2008 Sun Jan 04 10:06:42 -0800 2009 more...]]> 5 1 false false Thu May 08 12:10:27 -0700 2008 Thu May 08 12:12:15 -0700 2008 5 0 false false Mon Oct 20 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Tue Oct 14 08:41:43 -0700 2008 Sun Nov 16 07:45:07 -0800 2008 10 David David Macaulay's books, and it's by far the best. He follows the people of Chutreaux, an imaginary market town in France, as they set out to build the longest, tallest, widest and most beautiful cathedral in the entire kingdom, in the Gothic style. The companio...more...]]> 3 0 false false Sun Apr 05 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Sun Apr 05 19:35:38 -0700 2009 Sun Apr 05 19:39:36 -0700 2009 more...]]> 5 0 false false Sat Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 1983 Mon Sep 17 20:01:20 -0700 2007 Fri Sep 21 21:31:45 -0700 2007
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