Tolkien: Maker of Middle-earth
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Tolkien: Maker of Middle-earth is a 2018 art book exploring images of the artwork, illustrations, maps, letters and manuscripts of J. R. R. Tolkien. The book was written by Catherine McIlwaine, Tolkien archivist at the Bodleian Library, Oxford. It was timed to coincide with an exhibition of the same name, also curated by McIlwaine.
Author | Catherine McIlwaine |
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Illustrator | J. R. R. Tolkien |
Language | English |
Subject | Tolkien's legendarium |
Genre | Art |
Published | 1 June 2018 |
Publisher | The Bodleian Library |
Publication place | United Kingdom |
Media type | Print (hardback) |
Pages | 416 |
ISBN | 978-1851244850 |
The book documents Tolkien's creative processes behind his Middle-earth books with essays by Tolkien scholars and a catalogue of his artworks, each image accompanied by a descriptive and historical text. With some 300 illustrations, mainly in double-page spreads of image and text, the book draws on the collection at the Bodleian Library, Marquette University, and private collections.
The book and exhibition have been widely admired by commentators. In 2019, McIlwaine won a World Fantasy Special Award—Professional for curating the exhibition,[1] and both a Hugo Award for Best Art Book[2] and a Tolkien Society Award for the book.[3]