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| Best Sellers Rank | #218,786 in Books ( See Top 100 in Books ) #59 in Science Fiction History & Criticism #68 in History & Criticism of Fairy Tales, Folk Tales, Legends & Mythology #105 in History & Criticism of Science Fiction & Fantasy |
| Customer reviews | 4.7 4.7 out of 5 stars (513) |
| Dimensions | 13.2 x 2.2 x 19.4 cm |
| Edition | UK ed. |
| ISBN-10 | 0753729377 |
| ISBN-13 | 978-0753729373 |
| Item weight | 434 g |
| Language | English |
| Print length | 256 pages |
| Publication date | 6 October 2015 |
| Publisher | Pyramid |
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Guter Preis, schöne Illustrationen und Insgesamt ein nettes Kleines Büchlein für Tolkin Fans.
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David Day’s “An Atlas of Tolkien” builds upon the work he began in his “Tolkien Bestiary” to work as a guidebook to J.R.R. Tolkien’s legendarium. Though Day describes events from “The Silmarillion” through “The Hobbit” and finally “Lord of the Rings,” he does so only as necessary to explain matters of time and space in describing locations. Like his previous work, Day commissioned artists to create paintings illustrating Tolkien’s world. The volume works well as a companion and guide to Tolkien’s work, particularly as a reference for those looking to keep track of events during “The Silmarillion” or to refresh their memories about those events in “Lord of the Rings” which reference “The Silmarillion.” The contributing artists – Ivan Allen, John Blanche, Sally Davies, Michael Foreman, Linda Garland, Melvin Grant, David Kearney, Ian Miller, Andrew Mockett, Lidia Postma, and others – imbue the work with visual references as epic as the texts that inspired them while giving distinctive styles to each of the places and events in question. Day’s “Atlas of Tolkien” succeeds as a guidebook for fans while the binding of this edition gives it the appearance of a work that could exist in-universe.
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G**O
David Day è perfettamente riuscito nel suo scopo. Questo libro, parte di una collana, pregevolissimo sia nella rilegatura che nei dettagli interni, vale assolutamente quei dieci euro o poco più che costa. Considerata la fattura, gli artwork a colori, la qualità delle pagine, e mille altre cose, ne varrebbe anche il doppio secondo me. Molte persone si sono lamentate del fatto che non sia un vero atlante, con mappe super dettagliate, in scala e tutto il resto. Beh, riconosco che forse il nome può essere fuorviante, e sebbene queste possano essere ritenute delle gravi mancanze da qualcuno, io mi sento di "perdonare" l'autore, poiché in compenso offre un lavoro cronologico-geografico dettagliato il giusto, accompagnando il tutto con descrizioni soddisfacenti e tavole a colori. Sì: tavole, più che mappe. L'opera è scritta in inglese, un inglese semplice e scorrevole, comunque. Nel complesso sono soddisfattissimo del mio acquisto, e do 5 stelle, il massimo. Ne avrei date 4 soltanto perché il libro mi è arrivato un po' ammaccato, e con un bruttissimo adesivo sul retro della copertina che una volta rimosso mi ha lasciato una simpatica "macchia" di colla appiccicaticcia in bella vista. Ad ogni modo, non è certo colpa di David Day. Agli appassionati di cartografia, geografia e geologia, consiglio l'atlante della Terra di Mezzo. Costa qualcosina in più, ma farà sicuramente al caso vostro.
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I loved the book! Don't say this a lot! Technically speaking I like this book as an artifact: great illustration selection, nice binding, well-formatted text. But the material is also of the highest quality. The author clearly has a very deep understanding of the source material and has put an amazing amount of effort to present it in the cleanest way possible. Every chapter represents an age in the world of Arda and includes a map, general chronology overview and concise texts explaining key topics, e.g. places of interest, characters, beasts, events. I've read most of the original published work in the universe, and it's not easy to get an overview of things from it. Tolkien's characters assume mythology and history of the world, and don't really go into deep and out-of-place explanations. In this book David Day provides a way into gaining this assumed knowledge. Even my 7 year old daughter enjoyed my explanations based on the book... I guess we'll go through Tolkien's books and Jackson's movies real soon.
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