You wouldn't want to work on a medieval cathedral : a difficult job that never ends

You wouldn't want to work on a medieval cathedral A difficult job that never ends

Fiona Macdonald, 1958-

Book - 2010

Describes what life was like as an apprentice on the construction of a medieval cathedral.

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Subjects
Cathedrals > Juvenile literature.
Civilization, Medieval > Juvenile literature.
Published
New York : Franklin Watts c2010.
Language
English
Main Author
Fiona Macdonald, 1958- (-)
Other Authors
David Antram, 1958- (illustrator), David Salariya (-)
Physical Description
32 p. : col. ill. ; 25 cm
Bibliography
Includes index.
ISBN
9780531205044
9780531137840
  • A grand tradition
  • Long-term project
  • Are you a good team player?
  • Learning on the job
  • Have mallet, will travel
  • Practice makes perfect
  • Grand designs
  • Health and safety
  • Could you stand up to an abbot?
  • Only the best will do
  • Pestered by pilgrims
  • Building for the future.
Review by Booklist Review

The You Wouldn't Want To . . . series has long been taking the stuffing out of both relatively glamorous personages (Cleopatra) and obviously doomed career choices (Salem witch). A bit of reverse psychology here and loads of irresistible historical details there combine with cartoony visuals and glib humor to make these titles plenty educational but just plain fun to read as well. Architectural details abound in You Wouldn't Want to Work on a Medieval Cathedral! which takes readers through years of apprenticeship, backbreaking labor as a journeyman, and finally a plum spot as master stonemason working on the Canterbury Cathedral. A few design tweaks, such as boxing and ordering some of the many blocks of texts competing for attention, would help the pages seem less cluttered, but these books are great treats to reward historically inquisitive minds.--Chipman, Ian Copyright 2010 Booklist

From Booklist, Copyright (c) American Library Association. Used with permission.

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