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Catholic Architecture—Study Aids
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These pages summarize the material needed to study for the Catholic Architecture unit review questions and are derived from Public domain sources.
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| Cathedral Architecture—Overview |
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| Architectural Structures—Arches, Buttresses, etc. |
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| Architecural Ornaments and Features |
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| Architectural Styles through the Ages |
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| Great Cathedrals, Abbeys, and Basilicas |
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Printable Homework Questions |
These books are
recommened for students interested in Catholic Architecture.
CLICK ON COVER IMAGE to purchase online.
Cathedral by David Macaulay
This book uses beautifully detailed pen and ink drawings to show how Cathedrals were built during
the Middle Ages. It goes step by step through all of the planning and construction, including
design, obtaining materials, laying the foundation, building walls and buttresses for a 100 foot
ceiling, creating stained glass windows and casting bells. Supposedly a children's book but
fascinating for all ages.
How the Catholic Church Built Western Civilization by Thomas Woods
No institution has done more to shape Western civilization than the two-thousand-year-old
Catholic Church—and in ways that many of us have forgotten or never known.
In this book Professor Thomas E. Woods explain the Church's profound role in shaping
Western civilization and goes far beyond the familiar
tale of monks copying manuscripts and preserving the wisdom of classical antiquity. Gifts such
as modern science, free-market economics, art, music, and the idea of human rights come from the
Catholic Church.
Recommended Chapter: (6) Art, Architecture, and the Church
- PBS Cathedral - David Macaulay
This 57 minutes adaptation of David Macaulay's 'Cathedral' book, combines an entertaining story of a medieval town that sacrifices for generations to build one of the most glorious Cathedrals in Europe, with a fascinating documentary that describes the brilliant innovations of Gothic architecture. Its animated back story will hold the interest of school age children, while McCaulay's spell-binding naration of the major developments in Architectural history during Middle ages will please views of all ages. Highly Recommended. - Builiding the Great Cathedrals
This 54 minute video, produced by NOVA (PBS) combines a historical documentary narrating the building of several of Europe's most famous Cathedrals, with clear explanations of the important structural innovations of the Gothic era that revolutionized architecture.