Pictures by J.R.R. Tolkien
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Pictures by J.R.R. Tolkien je barevná obrazová kniha plná kreseb a ilustrací J. R. R. Tolkiena. nebyl jen geniální spisovatel, ale také schopný malíř a ilustrátor. Jeho ilustrace doprovázejí většinu jeho původních vydání knih. V této knize nalezneš téměr ucelenou sbírku ilustrací, náčrtků a konceptů, které Tolkien během svého života vytvořil.
Kniha vychází znovu po 30 letech a celou knihou tě bude doprovázet jeho syn Christopher Tolkien.
Kniha je v angličtině.
With Christopher Tolkien as your guide, take a tour through this colourful gallery of enchanting art by J.R.R. Tolkien, as published originally in the first groundbreaking Tolkien Calendars of the 1970s.
This collection of pictures, with text by Christopher Tolkien, now reissued after almost 30 years, confirms J.R.R. Tolkien’s considerable talent as an artist. It provides fascinating insight into his visual conception of many of the places and events familiar to readers of The Hobbit, The Lord of the Rings and The Silmarillion.
Examples of his art range from delicate watercolours depicting Rivendell, the Forest of Lothlorien, Smaug and Old Man Willow, to drawings and sketches of Moria Gate and Minas Tirith. Together they form a comprehensive collection of Tolkien’s own illustrations for his most popular books.
Also included are many of his beautiful designs showing patterns of flowers and trees, friezes, tapestries and heraldic devices associated with the world of Middle-earth. In their variety and scope they provide abundant visual evidence of the richness of his imagination.
This enchanting gallery was personally selected by Christopher Tolkien who, through detailed notes on the sources for each picture, provides unique insight into the artistic vision of his father, J.R.R. Tolkien.
J.R.R. Tolkien's book 'The Fall of Númenor' was a Sunday Times bestseller w/c 2022-11-07.
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Detaily produktu
9780008484453
Angličtina
2024
261 x 261 mm
112
vázaná
9780008484453
Váha: 798 g
68935
