The Cathedral Builders of the Middle Ages

Even now, the great cathedrals of the Middle Ages overwhelm us by their imagination, technical daring and sheer scale. How could such structures be built when cities had only a few thousand inhabitants and only the most primitive machinery was available?

Who initiated them? Who designed them? Who paid for them? Through the sparse documentary records that exist today, and drawings and details from contemporary miniatures, we are led into the extraordinary world of the medieval master mason.