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This article is about a book collecting J.R.R. Tolkien's illustrations. For the film tie-in book, see The Art of The Lord of the Rings (film book).
The Art of The Lord of the Rings by J.R.R. Tolkien
AuthorJ.R.R. Tolkien
EditorWayne G. Hammond and Christina Scull
PublisherHarperCollins (UK)
Houghton Mifflin Harcourt (US)
Released8 October 2015 (UK)
13 October 2015 (US)
FormatHardcover in slipcase
Pages240
ISBN9780008105754
Preceded byThe Art of The Hobbit

The Art of The Lord of the Rings by J.R.R. Tolkien will be a book edited by Wayne G. Hammond and Christina Scull. The work will reproduce over 101 images previously unpublished, and of the other 81 pictures, 42 will be published in colour for the first time, of which all are related to The Lord of the Rings.

From the publisher

J.R.R. Tolkien's complete artwork for his magisterial novel, published on the sixtieth anniversary of The Lord of the Rings. 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 color 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.

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