J.R.R. Tolkien boeken
A Tolkien Bestiary
Auteur: David Day
Type: hardcover
ISBN: 9781851529926
Beschrijving:
A comprehensive reference guide by David Day,
sumptuously illustrated in colour and black and white, to all
the living creatures, races, flora and fauna – that inhabited
J.R.R. Tolkien’s Middle earth and Undying Lands.
Illustrated by
Ian Miller, Michael Foreman, Allan Curless, Lidia Postma,
John Blanche, Pauline Martin, Sue Porter, Linda Garland,
Victor Ambrus, John Davis, Jaroslav Bradac.
David Day’s A Tolkien Bestiary is a scholarly, definitive and
enchantingly beautiful explanation of all the imaginary
beasts, monsters, races, nations, deities, fauna and flora of
J.R.R. Tolkien’s fantasy worlds of Middle-earth and the
Undying Lands.
David Day has identified, analysed and described 129
separate races. Each is lucidly explained in terms of its
physical appearance, language, behavior and culture, A
Tolkien Bestiary does not retell their stories: its purpose is
to make Tolkien’s own books more accessible by identifying
his living creatures and explaining their roles in this epic
world..
A Tolkien Bestiary is more than a usefull reference book for
the reader of Tolkien’s own books. It also seeks to do justice
to the creatures and their world through more than one
hundred black and white fantasy illustrations as spectacular
as any ever produced. All kinds of beings are shown, the
vast winged dragons, earthbound creatures of evil or simple
innocent flowers. Further, there are 36 incomparable
paintings in full colour that vividly imagine the most
important moments in the history of Middle-earth and the
Undying Lands.
In addition there are: a newly conceived map, a chronology
of all the ages, a general index referring readers back to
Tolkien’s original works for the stories of the races
described in the Bestiary.
Spectacular in itself, the value of A Tolkien Bestiary lies in its
ability to assis in opening up Tolkien’s magical world
through impeccable researched explanations and haunting,
atmospheric illustrations of a rare brilliance.
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J.R.R. Tolkien boeken
A Tolkien Bestiary
Auteur: David Day
Type: hardcover
ISBN: 9781851529926
Beschrijving:
A comprehensive reference guide by David Day,
sumptuously illustrated in colour and black and
white, to all the living creatures, races, flora and
fauna – that inhabited J.R.R. Tolkien’s Middle earth
and Undying Lands.
Illustrated by
Ian Miller, Michael Foreman, Allan Curless, Lidia
Postma, John Blanche, Pauline Martin, Sue Porter,
Linda Garland, Victor Ambrus, John Davis, Jaroslav
Bradac.
David Day’s A Tolkien Bestiary is a scholarly,
definitive and enchantingly beautiful explanation of
all the imaginary beasts, monsters, races, nations,
deities, fauna and flora of J.R.R. Tolkien’s fantasy
worlds of Middle-earth and the Undying Lands.
David Day has identified, analysed and described
129 separate races. Each is lucidly explained in
terms of its physical appearance, language,
behavior and culture, A Tolkien Bestiary does not
retell their stories: its purpose is to make Tolkien’s
own books more accessible by identifying his living
creatures and explaining their roles in this epic
world..
A Tolkien Bestiary is more than a usefull reference
book for the reader of Tolkien’s own books. It also
seeks to do justice to the creatures and their world
through more than one hundred black and white
fantasy illustrations as spectacular as any ever
produced. All kinds of beings are shown, the vast
winged dragons, earthbound creatures of evil or
simple innocent flowers. Further, there are 36
incomparable paintings in full colour that vividly
imagine the most important moments in the
history of Middle-earth and the Undying Lands.
In addition there are: a newly conceived map, a
chronology of all the ages, a general index referring
readers back to Tolkien’s original works for the
stories of the races described in the Bestiary.
Spectacular in itself, the value of A Tolkien Bestiary
lies in its ability to assis in opening up Tolkien’s
magical world through impeccable researched
explanations and haunting, atmospheric
illustrations of a rare brilliance.
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