cathedrals

Tom Builder's dream is to build a cathedral, but in the meantime, he must scrounge about to find a lord that will hire him. His search pulls him and his family into the politics of 12th-century England, as different lords vie to gain control of the throne in the wake of the recently deceased king. Prior Phillip, a man raised in the monastery since childhood, also finds himself drafted into the brewing storm as he must protect the interests of a declining church.

The design, construction, and significance of medieval Gothic cathedrals are explored through the story of Notre Dame de Bealieu, a fictional but representative building.

Examines the evolution of stone architecture in the Middle Ages and the techniques of building castles and cathedrals.

Little John is proud of his mother's work as a stonecutter for a cathedral called "Big John," but struggles to understand the importance of spending so much time on one stone that no one will know Momma cut.

A young boy learns from his grandfather what it takes to become a master stonemason and work at the cathedral in Canterbury in the fourteenth century.

Text and cutaway illustrations depict the construction of a medieval cathedral and the way of life inside it.

Describes how and why the great cathedrals were built during the Middle Ages.

Describes the construction of Gothic cathedrals and the significance they had in the lives of those who built them.

As an immense new spire is constructed for a cathedral, the builder and those who view it experience spiritual doubts and tests of faith.