Tolkien: Maker of Middle-Earth

Tolkien: Maker of Middle-Earth | Catherine McIlwaine

I checked this out from the library a couple of days ago. I am so impressed by it that I immediately went online & purchased my own copy.
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JazzFeathers Best decision ever 😉 5y

vivastory @JazzFeathers As soon as I saw it, I knew I'd want a copy. Do you know of a definitive collection of Alan Lee's LOTR illustrations? I have the sketchbook checked out, but I thought maybe there was a better collection. 5y

saresmoore Sold! (Bad influence!) 5y

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vivastory @saresmoore Did you buy it? 😄 It's irresistible at $26!!! 5y

sprainedbrain That‘s gorgeous! 5y

saresmoore @vivastory Added to the wishlist! Looks like a great choice for post-Christmas purchase. 5y

vivastory @sprainedbrain It's absolutely stunning. I love it. 5y

Savedbygrace Love it! 😍 5y

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JazzFeathers

Tolkien: Maker of Middle-Earth | Catherine McIlwaine

Yes! Yes! Yes! Yeeeeeees!

Couldn't buy it when l visited the exibition (l was already super in trouble with the weight of my luggage). So l bought it online.
And now it's mine!!!!

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eanderson Ooooo!!! 5y

Rudis 😍😍😍 5y

Moray_Reads Lovely! 5y

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erzascarletbookgasm 😍 5y

SMayWrites This is a thing?!? I need this! 😍😍😍 5y

JazzFeathers @SMayWrites You sure do. It's beautiful!!!! 5y

BarbaraJean 😍💜😍This reminds me that I have completely forgotten to post about my visit to this exhibition last month!! The book of the exhibit is gorgeous, isn‘t it?! 5y

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Moray_Reads

Tolkien: Maker of Middle-Earth | Catherine McIlwaine

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The Tolkien exhibition at the Bodleian was amazing! Such a privilege to see so many things from the archive, paintings, manuscripts, photographs, doodles, letters. Fascinating and well put together. The interactive relief map of the Fellowship's journey was mesmerising. No photography inside so I can only does you my souvenirs!

Soubhiville All of that is gorgeous! How cool. 6y

jillrhudy DYING of envy. How I would love to go. 6y

readordierachel Sounds amazing! 6y

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JazzFeathers 😍😍😍😍😍😍 l loved it too. You're right, the map was indeed mesmerising, l don't even know why. I had never realised how much art Tolkien did for his books. Even the covers! 6y

Moray_Reads @JazzFeathers it was interesting to see so many of his paintings and his different styles. Seeing the map in 3D made the difficulties of the journeys so visible, all those mountains! And the excruciatingly slow pace of poor Frodo and Sam compared to the rest of the Fellowship 6y

LeahBergen That leather bookmark! 😮😮😮 6y

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JazzFeathers

Tolkien: Maker of Middle-Earth | Catherine McIlwaine

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Guess who was in Oxford today!
I loved the exibition. So many objects and so much information.
Did the Tolkien and CS Lewis walking tour afterward. Loved that too... but now l'm exhausted. Goodnight.

Chrissyreadit Sounds awesome! 6y

Daisey Sounds like a fantastic day! 6y

saresmoore Great day! Rest well! 6y

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JazzFeathers @Chrissyreadit @Daisey @saresmoore lt was fantastic. I loved seeing all his manuscrips and illustrations. I never realised he did so much illustrated work for the publisher. Most of the info on the tour were known to me, but it was great to see the places. Oxford is such a lovely town. Never thought to take pictures with my phone, but l'll post a blog with all the pictures soon. 6y

TK421 That sounds like an amazing day! I had read about the exhibit at Oxford, and would love to travel to see it. I can't wait for the blog.😊 6y

Riveted_Reader_Melissa Awesome! Good for you!! 6y

JazzFeathers @TK421 l've heard it will relocate to New York for another while after it'll be over in Oxford. 6y

JazzFeathers @Riveted_Reader_Melissa l'm so happy l could go 😊 6y

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Hamlet

Tolkien: Maker of Middle-Earth | Catherine McIlwaine

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This book was made as part of the Tolkien exhibition (summer & fall 2018) at the Bodleian Library. It‘s terrific. With short essays by the best writers on Tolkien & images (some never-before published) from Oxford‘s archive & the Tolkien estate, it‘s a wonderful summary book of JRRT‘s life & work. I‘m excited now for Christopher Tolkien‘s stand-alone release of his father‘s 1st major story of the Elder Days: The Fall of Gondolin.

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Moray_Reads

Tolkien: Maker of Middle-Earth | Catherine McIlwaine

And the cover... @JazzFeathers

Cathythoughts Beautiful 6y

Soubhiville Stunning! 6y

wanderinglynn 😍😍😍 6y

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Daisey This sounds amazing! 6y

saresmoore Wow! 6y

JazzFeathers 😍😍😍😍 Dream!!! 6y

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Moray_Reads

Tolkien: Maker of Middle-Earth | Catherine McIlwaine

@JazzFeathers I thought you might want to see a better pictures of the reproductions from the collector's edition!

Itchyfeetreader Wow this all looks beautiful 6y

Becker Love it. 6y

JazzFeathers Oh. My. Goodnessssss! 😱😍😍😍😍😍 6y

Moray_Reads @JazzFeathers the quality is amazing. It's really beautifully produced 6y

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Moray_Reads

Tolkien: Maker of Middle-Earth | Catherine McIlwaine

I had to leave my collector's edition at work because my bag wasn't big enough so the pictures aren't great but it's just a taster of the gorgeous work. Can't wait to see the actual exhibition in September ❤️ (even the outer cardboard box was embossed with Tolkien's initials!)

wanderinglynn 😍😍😍 6y

JazzFeathers Oh. My. Goodness! 😍😍😍😍😍 Are you going to the exhibition in Oxford? I'm trying to go too. Probably end of August. 6y

Moray_Reads @JazzFeathers yes, my friend and I are trying to synchronise dates but it probably won't be until October. It looks amazing! 6y

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