Many have a small, barely intrusive, section of text placing the sketch into some form of context and are generally written as if the people and events depicted are real. The illustrations cover the majority of the space available on the high quality paper pages. The hardback book measures in at 19.5 x 2 x 25.2 cm, so not quite a coffee table book, but a good size for a sketch book. On top of that there are also sketches which depict historical locations and events, other pages are devoted to objects such as musical instruments and window designs. The sketches detail many aspects of the world and there is some attempt to present them in a way they would be geographically encountered. Howe has taken a traveller's perspective of the world, as if he had gone on one long extended walking holiday. This is not strictly speaking a set of illustrations from the films, although many of the images will be familiar. 192 pages) is a book of Howe’s Illustrations dealing exclusively with Tolkien’s world. If you imagine any part of Middle-Earth, the likelihood is that you're remembering work from one or both of these illustrators.Ī Middle-Earth Traveller: Sketches from Bag End to Mordor (2018. Together they have defined the look of Middle-Earth for more than a single generation. Sketches from Bag End to Mordor (Hardback) Author: John HoweĪnyone who has more than a passing interest in Tolkien’s world will know the names of Alan Lee and John Howe.
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