Gothic Cathedral, The: A Landmark in Engineering

Synopsis

Compares the structure of the Gothic cathedral with earlier structures of Egypt, Greece and Rome, identifying the constituent elements and discussing the contribution made by each to the stability of the cathedral. A section deals with the management of the medieval construction site and the problems of maintenance. The programme was shot on location at Ely Cathedral.

Series

British History Videotape Series, The

Language

English

Country

Great Britain

Medium

Video; Videocassette. Standard formats. col. 25 min.

Year of production

1986

Availability

Sale; 1997 sale: £14.95 (+VAT +p&p)

Uses

A-level students of architecture, schools of architecture, possible use in schools and general studies classes. Extra-mural introductory courses.*

Subjects

Architecture

Keywords

buildings; cathedrals; churches; Gothic style

Credits

Director

Colin Grimshaw

Producer

Denis Smith; Kathleen Burk

Writer

Denis Smith

Cast

Denis Smith

Sponsor

Name

Imperial College, Department of Humanities

Distributor

Name

Imperial College of Science and Technology Television Studio

Name

World Microfilms

Contact

Stephen Albert

Email

microworld@ndirect.co.uk

Web

http://www.microworld.uk.com/ External site opens in new window

Phone

020 7586 4499

Fax

020 7722 1068

Address

PO Box 35488
St John’s Wood
London
NW8 6WD

Notes

World Microfilms distributes the Audio Forum collection of CDs for language learning and the Sussex Tapes library of video and audio material for sixth form and undergraduate teaching. The Sussex Tapes collection concentrates on the areas of English, history and music. Architecture programmes from the Masters of Architecture and Pidgeon Digital (qv) series of slides are sold on DVD as well as being accessible online via subscription.