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內容簡介 為慶祝《魔戒》出版60週年，這本全彩的書籍，內容極其豐盛，完整收錄托爾金將近200張速寫、素描、繪畫和地圖。是所有魔戒迷不能錯過的經典珍藏。透過這些幾乎有一半從未公開的草圖與照片，讀者更能走近魔戒，了解托爾金構思的過程，啟發他寫作的靈感來源，隨著他的素描與草圖，看到更多中土世界的大景觀，以及精靈腳本，哈比人的原型，另有兩位研究托爾金權威的Wayne G. Hammond和 Christina Scull，深入介紹與評論，托爾金世界大公開，充滿知識與樂趣。這本製作嚴謹，印刷精美，全書體積與內容等值重磅，值得珍藏。魔戒六十週年電影美術設定集收錄托爾金近200張草圖、繪畫作品以及地圖To celebrate the 60th Anniversary of the publication of The Lord of the Rings, a sumptuous full-colour art book containing the complete collection of almost 200 sketches, drawings, paintings and maps by J.R.R. Tolkien.As he wrote The Lord of the Rings, J.R.R. Tolkien’s mental pictures often found expression in drawing, from rough sketches made within the manuscript to more finished illustrations. Only a few of these were meant for publication; most were aids to help Tolkien conceive his complex story and keep it consistent. Many do not illustrate the final text, but represent moments of creation, illuminating Tolkien’s process of writing and design. In addition to pictorial sketches, numerous maps follow the development of the Shire and the larger landscape of Middle-earth, while inscriptions in runes and Elvish script, and ‘facsimile’ leaves from the burned and blood-stained Book of Mazarbul, support Tolkien’s pose as an ‘editor’ or ‘translator’ of ancient records.The Art of The Lord of the Rings by J.R.R. Tolkien collects these drawings, inscriptions, maps, and plans in one deluxe volume. More than 180 images are included, all of them printed in colour from high-quality scans and photographs, more than half not previously published. Wayne G. Hammond and Christina Scull, two of the world’s leading Tolkien scholars, have edited the book and provide an expert introduction and comments. Readers who have enjoyed The Art of The Hobbit by J.R.R. Tolkien, with which the new book is uniform, will find much of interest also in The Art of The Lord of the Rings.
