"The cycles should be linked to a majestic whole, and yet leave scope for other minds and hands, wielding paint and music and drama." - J. R. R. Tolkien, letter1 to Milton Waldman circa 1951.
Via Propnomicon comes news of an absolutely stunning Tolkien-related art project out of Germany. Benjamin Harff, as student at the Rhein-Sieg-Akademie for Realistic Visual Arts and Design, created for a class final one of the most beautiful copies of The Silmarillion I've ever seen:
In this interview, Harff gives some details about the creation process - it took him about a year to complete, first doing all the calligraphy by hand, then digitally combining it with the full Silmarillion text and creating the leather cover (which was professionally hand-bound) of what he calls the "Edel-Silmarallion". I hope Harff's professor was as impressed as I am!
1The Letters of J.R.R. Tolkien, No. 131.
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My gosh. That guy has taken weekly calligraphy classes for four years.
This is one of those moments that makes me want to go back to school...
How beautiful. I wish there were a way to see it in person.
Fantastic post, I really look forward to updates from you.
@Wynn - It appears to have been on display at some point, but probably only in Germany. We can always hope the guy fulfills his apparent dream and somehow talks the Tolkien Estate into letting him do a mass-market version . . .
@Anonymous - Thanks! My posting schedule can be somewhat . . . irregular . . . but I have several posts in progress that I hope you'll enjoy.
Awesome post, where is the rss? I cant find it!
I've added some subscription buttons to the bottom of the page for you - thanks for the compliments!
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