Cathedral (children's book)
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| Author | David Macaulay |
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| Country | United States of America |
| Language | English |
| Publisher | Houghton Mifflin |
Publication date | 1973 |
| Pages | 80 |
| ISBN | 978-0-395-17513-2 |
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.
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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