Building the Book Cathedral
by MacAulay, David
It has been twenty-six years since the publication of CATHEDRAL. David Macaulay's first book, CATHEDRAL, introduced readers around the world to his unique gift for presenting architecture and technology in simple terms, and for demystifying even the most complex of concepts. CATHEDRAL received a Caldecott Honor Medal and is now considered a classic. BUILDING THE BOOK CATHEDRAL includes the content of CATHEDRAL in its entirety. Here Macaulay traces the evolution of his creative process in "building" that first book, from the initial concept to the finished drawings. He introduces the basic elements of structure and sequence and explains why one angle of a drawing may be better for conveying an idea than another. He describes how perspective, scale, and contrast can be used to connect a reader with concepts, and how placement of a picture on a page can make a difference in the way information is communicated. Building the Book Cathedral provides an opportunity to examine Macaulay's unique problem-solving skills as he looks back over two and a half decades at the book that launched his distinguished career.
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Building the Book Cathedral
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NY: Houghton Mifflin. Very Good in Very Good dust jacket; Jacket lightly shelfworn.. 1999. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. 0395921473 . Caldecott Medalist David Macaulay's first book, Cathedral, garnered a Caldecott Honor. On the occasion of the book's 25th anniversary, he wrote this book to document the process by which he wrote and illustrated this architectural classic.… Read more about this item Item Price
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Boston, MA: Houghton Mifflin Company, 1999.. 1999.. Very good. - Quarto [approximately 14-1/4 inches high by 10-3/4 inches wide], pictorial paper covered boards in a dust wrapper. The binding is bumped. 112 pages. Profusely illustrated in black & white. Near fine in a fine dust wrapper. <p>First edition.<p>Twenty-six years after the publication of his book "Cathedral", Caldecott Medal-winner David Macaulay… Read more about this item Item Price
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Boston MA.: Houghton Mifflin., 1999. First edition. 1st printing.. Hard cover. Fine in fine dust jacket.. 1 Glossy illustrated paper over boards. 112 p. 36 cm. Illustrations. Audience: Children/juvenile. David Macaulay's large format architectural volumes are always instructive in their detail. This volume amps up that opportunity. On the 25th anniversary of the his publication, "Cathedral: The Story… Read more about this item Item Price
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Boston: Houghton Mifflin Company, 1999. Hardcover. Folio. Glazed pictorial paper over boards, pictorial dust jacket. 112pp. Extensive illustrations and line drawings (most color). Fine/fine. Tight, clean, handsome first edition of this volume that "traces the evolution of the creative process in 'building' that first book [Cathedral, 1973] from initial concept to finished drawings." A fine presentation copy, handsomely… Read more about this item Item Price
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Boston: Houghton Mifflin Company, 1999. Near fine in near fine dust jacket.. Signed first printing of the story of the construction of a book about the construction of a building - a delightfully self-referential look back on David Macaulay's development of the Caldecott Medal-winning CATHEDRAL. David Macaulay is known for his ability to deconstruct complex structures, whether they… Read more about this item Item Price
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Boston: Houghton Mifflin. Fine in Fine dust jacket. 1999. First Edition. Hardcover. 0395921473 . Hardcover in dust jacket. First printing of first edition. Elegantly SIGNED, dated, and inscribed by the author on half-title page. Book is As New, crisp and clean, with tight binding and sharp corners. Unclipped dust jacket is also As New, fresh and bright.… Read more about this item Item Price
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Boston: Houghton Mifflin. Fine in Fine dust jacket. 1999. First Edition. Hardcover. 0395921473 . Hardcover in dust jacket. First printing of first edition. Book is As New, crisp and clean, with tight binding and sharp corners. Unclipped dust jacket is also As New, fresh and bright. Illustrated with black-and-white drawings throughout. Includes in its entirety the content… Read more about this item Item Price
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Boston: Houghton Mifflin, 1999. 1st. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. Hardcover, 112 pages. David Macaulay's large format architectural volumes are always instructive in their detail. This volume amps up that opportunity. On the 25th anniversary of the his publication, "Cathedral: The Story of Its Construction", Macaulay published this volume literally illustrated with the step-by-step development of that book. So,… Read more about this item Item Price
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Boston: Houghton Mifflin, 1999. 1st. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. Hardcover, 112 pages. David Macaulay's large format architectural volumes are always instructive in their detail. This volume amps up that opportunity. On the 25th anniversary of the his publication, "Cathedral: The Story of Its Construction", Macaulay published this volume literally illustrated with the step-by-step development of that book. So,… Read more about this item Item Price
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Boston, Massachusetts: Walter Lorraine Books / Houghton Mifflin Co., 1999 Hint of rub at lower corner of rear board and DJ with hint of wrinkle at upper edge of rear panel near spine, otherwise book and DJ Fine. Signed and dated "10-13-08" on half-title page by David Macaulay. Illus. in B&W. A revisit by Macaulay to his first publication, "Cathedral",… Read more about this item Item Price
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BUILDING THE BOOK CATHEDRAL
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