architecture, gothic

Follows the development of Gothic architecture in Western Europe for the nearly four hundred years following its origination in twelfth century France.

Covers 33 cathedrals in six countries. Includes how they were built, styles, master builders, and the place of the cathedral in medieval life.

In 1206, a young boy with a talent for drawing is apprenticed to the architect in charge of building the cathedral in the northern French city of Rheims.

Presents over two hundred photos and illustrations of the cathedral of Notre-Dame de Paris and discusses its history, design, construction, and style.

Focuses on the construction and design while also relating the history of England's Houses of Parliament.

Presents the complete text of Macaulay's 1973 book "Cathedral" in which he chronicled the planning and construction of a Gothic cathedral in an imaginary town in thirteenth-century France; and traces the evolution of Macaulay's creative process in building the original book.

Text and detailed drawings follow the planning and construction of a magnificent Gothic cathedral in the imaginary French town of Chutreaux during the thirteenth century.

Examines the birth and decline of the Gothic movement in art, looks at the political and social events that sparked the medieval movement, and introduces representative artists and works.

Text and detailed drawings follow the planning and construction of a magnificent Gothic cathedral in the imaginary French town of Chutreaux during the thirteenth century.