''Cathedral: The Story of its Construction'' is an illustrated book by
David Macaulay
David Macaulay (born 2 December 1946) is a British-born American illustrator and writer. His works include ''Cathedral'' (1973), ''The Way Things Work'' (1988) and ''The New Way Things Work'' (1998). His illustrations have been featured in ...
. 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.
It won the 1975
Deutscher Jugendliteraturpreis for children's non-fiction.
References
External links
;Teaching resources
''Cathedral: The Story of Its Construction'' by David Macaulay
;PBS documentary
hour-long PBS special on Mccaulay's ''Cathedral''NPR interview inside the National Cathedral
1973 children's books
Architecture books
History of cathedrals
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