Cathedral (children's book)

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: The Story of its Construction
AuthorDavid Macaulay
CountryUnited States of America
LanguageEnglish
PublisherHoughton Mifflin
Publication date
1973
Pages80
ISBN978-0-395-17513-2

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.

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  1. ^ 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.
  2. ^ Jenkins, Mark (27 July 2007). "Deconstructing the Art of Architecture". Washington Post. Retrieved 7 October 2016.

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Teaching resources
PBS documentary