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Physical description; 77, [3] p. : ill. ; 31 cm. Notes; Half-title. Illustrated case binding, glazed paper over boards. Originally published: Boston, Mass. : Houghton Mifflin, 1973. Audience; juvenile. Subjects; Illustrators - United States. Cathedrals. Architecture, Gothic. Cathedrals - Juvenile literature. Architecture - Juvenile literature. Cathedrals - Great Britain - History - Juvenile literature. Architecture, Gothic - Juvenile literature. Cathedrals - Gothic style - Construction - Juvenile literature. Cathedrals - Gothic style - Construction - For children. Cathedrals and churches - British Isles - Children's nonfiction. Genres; Children's books - England - 1974. Glazed papers - England - 1974. Illustrated.
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"This marvelous book recreates the building of a French Gothic cathedral from the hewing down of half a forest to the placement of the last sheet of lead on the spire. Macaulay uses voluminous knowledge and pen-and-ink sketches accompanied by a brief clear narrative." Time Magazine
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David Macaulay is an award-winning author and illustrator whose books have sold millions of copies in the United States alone, and his work has been translated into a dozen languages. Macaulay has garnered numerous awards including the Caldecott Medal and Honor Awards, the Boston Globe-Horn Book Award, the Christopher Award, an American Institute of Architects Medal, and the Washington Post-Children's Book Guild Nonfiction Award. In 2006, he was the recipient of a MacArthur Fellowship, given "to encourage people of outstanding talent to pursue their own creative, intellectual, and professional inclinations." Superb design, magnificent illustrations, and clearly presented information distinguish all of his books. David Macaulay lives with his family in Vermont.
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- PublisherCollins
- Publication date1974
- ISBN 10 0001921509
- ISBN 13 9780001921504
- BindingHardcover
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- Number of pages80
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