Houghton Mifflin Harcourt HMH | ISBN:0547928254 | File Type: PDF, 144 pages | File size: 16.Mb | Sep. 18th, 2012
General Popular Culture Art: J R R Tolkien s complete artwork for The Hobbit presented for the first time in celebration of the 75th anniversary When J R R Tolkien wrote The Hobbit he was already an accomplished amateur artist and drew illustrations for his book while it was still in manuscript The Hobbit as first printed had ten black and white pictures two maps and binding and dust jacket designs by its author Later Tolkien also painted five scenes for color plates which comprise some of his best work His illustrations for The Hobbit add an extra dimension to that remarkable book and have long influenced how readers imagine Bilbo Baggins and his world Written and edited by leading Tolkien experts Wayne G Hammond and Christina Scl The Art of the Hobbit by J R R Tolkien showcases the complete artwork created by the author for his story including related pictures more than one hundred sketches drawings paintings maps and plans Some of these images are published here for the first time others for the first time in color allowing Tolkien s Hobbit pictures to be seen completely and more vividly than ever before
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