Like most here, I'm not going to be in Oxford any time soon. However, I am going to get a copy of the exhibit catalog, which has things like color reproductions of the first map of the Shire, etc.
https://io9.gizmodo.com/j-r-r-tolkiens- ... 1827640174
http://press.uchicago.edu/ucp/books/boo ... 94737.html
New Tolkien exhibit in Oxford and beautiful catalog book
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Re: New Tolkien exhibit in Oxford and beautiful catalog book
Oh.... that does look interesting!
Seems there's a lot of really intriguing things coming out from the archives lately: am I just only paying attention lately, or has the pace picked up a bit?
Seems there's a lot of really intriguing things coming out from the archives lately: am I just only paying attention lately, or has the pace picked up a bit?
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I think the pace has picked up.Elleth wrote:Oh.... that does look interesting!
Seems there's a lot of really intriguing things coming out from the archives lately: am I just only paying attention lately, or has the pace picked up a bit?
I ordered the catalog today. $75 with taxes and shipping. Whew.
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Re: New Tolkien exhibit in Oxford and beautiful catalog book
I got the catalog book yesterday. It's a beauty, with high resolution reproductions of letters, maps, and drawings on card-stock paper pages.
One thing that surprised me are reproductions of newspaper pages that Tolkien doodled on with colored pens. Very psychedelic.
The book, shipping, and handling are rather pricey ($75 in total), but it's full of great photos and illustrations.
One thing that surprised me are reproductions of newspaper pages that Tolkien doodled on with colored pens. Very psychedelic.
The book, shipping, and handling are rather pricey ($75 in total), but it's full of great photos and illustrations.
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