Art of the Hobbit

O knihe v slovenčine:

Keď J.R.R. Tolkien písal Hobita, už bol uznávaným amatérskym umelcom a kreslil ilustrácie pre svoju knihu, zatiaľ čo bola ešte v rukopise. Prvá verzia Hobita mala desať čiernobielych obrázkov, dve mapy a návrhy väzby a obálky od jej autora. Neskôr Tolkien namaľoval aj päť scén vo farebnom prevedení, ktoré sú jedny z jeho najlepších prác. Jeho ilustrácie pre Hobita pridávajú tejto pozoruhodnej knihe ďalšiu dimenziu a už dlho ovplyvňujú, ako si čitatelia predstavujú Bilba Bagginsa a jeho svet.

Kniha Art of Hobbit od J.R.R. Tolkiena je kompletná zbierka umeleckých diel vytvorených autorom pre svoj príbeh. Obsahuje viac ako sto skic, kresieb, malieb, máp a plánov, predbežné a alternatívne verzie a experimentálne návrhy, ako aj hotové umenie. Pomocou nových digitálnych skenovaní z Bodleianskej knižnice v Oxforde a Marquette University v Wisconsine môžu byť Tolkienove obrázky Hobita videné živšie ako kedykoľvek predtým.

Wayne G. Hammond a Christina Scull, dvaja z popredných Tolkienových učencov na svete, knihu editovali a poskytujú odbornú úvodnú časť a komentáre. 

O knihe v angličtine:

A sumptuous full colour art book containing the complete collection of more than 100 sketches, drawings, paintings and maps created by J.R.R. Tolkien for The Hobbit.

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 colour plates which are 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.

The Art of The Hobbit by J.R.R. Tolkien is the complete collection of the artwork created by the author for his story. Including related pictures, more than one hundred sketches, drawings, paintings, maps, and plans are presented here, preliminary and alternate versions and experimental designs as well as finished art. Using fresh digital scans from the Bodleian Libraries in Oxford and Marquette University in Wisconsin, Tolkien’s Hobbit pictures can be seen more vividly than ever before.

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 Lord of the Rings by J.R.R. Tolkien will find much of interest also in The Art of The Hobbit.