Building the great cathedrals [(DVD) videorecording] / produced and directed by Scott Tiffany ; written and produced by Gary Glassman ; a Providence Pictures production for Nova and WGBH Boston.
Audio described for the blind and visually impaired.
Note
Title from container.
Credits
Edited by Rob Tinworth.
Audience
Rating: Not rated.
Summary
Carved from a hundred million pounds of stone, soaring effortlessly atop a spiderweb of masonry, Gothic cathedrals are marvels of human achievement and artistry. But how did medieval builders reach such spectacular heights? Consuming the labor of entire towns, sometimes taking a hundred years to build, these architectural marvels were crafted from just hand tools and stone. Many now teeter on the brink of catastrophic collapse.