Monday 19 September 2011

German student creates an illuminated edition of THE SILMARILLION

German art student Benjamin Harff has created an illuminated, medieval-style edition of J.R.R. Tolkien's The Silmarillion. The project was part of Harff's course at the Academy of Arts in Hennef, Germany.


The Tolkien Library website has an extensive interview with Harff here about the project. At the moment there is only one copy in existence, but Harff has plans to contact HarperCollins and the Tolkien Estate about seeing if there is a commercial application.

Nice. Though I suspect even a mass-produced version would be extremely expensive :-)
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8 comments:

  1. Eosphoros19 September 2011 at 18:58:00 GMT

    Unfortunately, the typography of the main text seems rather poor. The art is stunning, though!

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  2. Anonymous19 September 2011 at 23:14:00 GMT

    Did the Tolkien Estate sue him already?

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  3. Raquel20 September 2011 at 00:59:00 GMT

    It is a lovely piece!

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  4. Jack Eason20 September 2011 at 07:52:00 GMT

    Being a Tolkien aficionado from way back, it makes me wonder why it hasn't been done before. I would love to have a copy. :)

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  5. Mark Lawrence21 September 2011 at 09:12:00 GMT

    I like it. More fantasy should be produced as leather bound tomes with locking clasps and illuminations. A monastery should be founded immediately to meet demand.

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  6. Cursed Armada21 September 2011 at 16:30:00 GMT

    Mark Lawrence said it best... "Leather bound tomes" Agreed good sir agreed...

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  7. Anonymous30 September 2011 at 15:56:00 GMT

    I'd pay a hell of a lot for any Tolkien books published like that. Totally awesome

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  8. Anonymous6 February 2012 at 02:26:00 GMT

    I want one so bad!

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