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 describes the process of putting the book together from initial concept to finished drawings. The book includes the entire content of "Cathedral".

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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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Bookseller: Blue Mountain Books & Manuscripts, Ltd. (US)
Bookseller's Inventory #: 19387
Title: BUILDING THE BOOK CATHEDRAL
Author: Macaulay, David
Book Condition: Used - Very good
Binding: Hardcover
ISBN 10: 0395921473
ISBN 13: 9780395921470
Publisher: Boston, MA: Houghton Mifflin Company, 1999.
Place of Publication: Boston
Date Published: 1999.
Keywords: CHILDREN'S & ILLUSTRATED; BOOKS-ON-BOOKS; BUILDING THE BOOK CATHEDRAL; DAVID MACAULAY; CALDECOTT MEDAL-WINNER; ARCHITECTURE; CATHEDRAL; ARCHITECTURAL DRAWINGS; FIRST EDITION; 1ST EDITION.
Bookseller catalogs: Children's & Illustrated;

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