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Series
Publisher
American Heritage Publishing Company
Pub. Date
1969
Language
English
Description
Describes the beginning and development of Gothic architecture as manifested in the massive European cathedrals. Focuses on the lives of those involved with the new architectural crusade--laborers, artisans, and churchmen.
Author
Publisher
Circa Press
Pub. Date
2015.
Language
English
Description
Aimed at young, enquiring minds An Igloo on the Moon explores how and why we build. Beginning with the igloo, whose origins are lost in time, and culminating in the latest 3D-printing technology for building on the Moon, the book weaves together themes and ideas to create an unfolding visual story. Illustrated with a sequence of extraordinary images, specially created for the book by artist Adrian Buckley, An Igloo on the Moon ranges through history...
9) Building big
Author
Publisher
Houghton Mifflin
Pub. Date
2000
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 9.3 - AR Pts: 5
Language
English
Description
Why this shape and not that? Why steel instead of concrete or stone? Why put it here and not over there? These are the kinds of questions that David Macaulay asks himself when he observes an architectural wonder. These questions take him back to the basic process of design from which all structures begin, from the realization of a need for the structure to the struggles of the engineers and designers to map out and create the final construction. As...
Author
Series
Publisher
Prestel
Pub. Date
[2014]
Language
English
Description
Buildings of every shape and size and from all corners of the world, populate this colourful and beautifully produced book that introduces children to history's most iconic architectural feats and the people behind them. In lively illustrated spreads, young readers will learn how Christopher Wren reconstructed an 11th-century cathedral after London's great fire of 1666 to become the St Paul's Cathedral that we know today and how its dome survived...
Author
Series
Publisher
Franklin Watts
Pub. Date
2010
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.7 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
Describes the disadvantages to being one of the many builders during the construction of a Medieval cathedral, including masons and quarrymen, and explains the long and arduous task of completing the cathedral.
20) Cathedral
Author
Publisher
Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Books For Young Readers
Pub. Date
[2013]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 7.3 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
Presents an illustrated look at the step-by-step building of a thirteenth-century Gothic cathedral.
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