The Silmarillion Poster Collection: Six Paintings by Ted Nasmith [Paperback]

Ted Nasmith (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: September 1, 1998

This collection features six paintings by Alan Lee of scenes from J.R.R Tolkien's The Hobbit, and is suitable for hanging as posters or mounting and hanging.

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From the Publisher

In his classic tales The Hobbit, The Lord of the Rings, and The Silmarillion, J.R.R. Tolkien created a richly detailed fantasy world that captured the imaginations of millions of readers. These collections of postcard books and posters, which feature the paintings of top fantasy artists, celebrate Tolkien¹s enduring works and his unrivalled powers of invention. Tolkien¹s trilogy will soon be brought to the screen, with the first in a series of films to be released in December 2001.

Product Details

• Paperback: 6 pages
• Publisher: HarperCollins UK; Pstr edition (September 1, 1998)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0261103768
• ISBN-13: 978-0261103764
• Product Dimensions: 18 x 11.5 x 0.2 inches
• Shipping Weight: 10.6 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,537,403 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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9 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Absolutely outstanding!, December 28, 1999

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Ninchenlady - See all my reviews

This review is from: The Silmarillion Poster Collection: Six Paintings by Ted Nasmith (Paperback)

I love it! I love it! I love, love, love it! Ted Nasmith's pictures are simply great and really capture the mood of the scenes described in Tolkien's "Silmarillion". These pictures are now decorating my walls and I hardly ever had anything nicer to watch at.

11 of 13 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A gem beyond compare, February 21, 2001

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psychedelephant "psychedelephant" (Staten Island, NY United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: The Silmarillion Poster Collection: Six Paintings by Ted Nasmith (Paperback)

The crowning masterpiece of the greatest author of the 20th century, The Silmarillion can alternately break one's heart and stir it to excitement unlike any other literary work. The themes are familiar: courage, love, loyalty, obsession, greed, treachery, et al, but it feels to the reader as if one was encountering them for the first time in literature, by a master of the language, and the effect can be almost overwhelming: many are the passages that will effectively halt a reading until your tears are dried: Yavanna lamenting over the Trees, Fingolfin's hopeless duel with Morgoth, Finrod Felagund's "First Contact" with the Fathers of Men and subsequent death saving Beren, and Hurin's last stand at the Fen of Serech are just a few. I have owned this book since it was first published in the 1970s, and with each reading, my appreciation grows deeper, and my thanks to Tolkien more heartfelt. No one should be without this treasure.

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars True works of art, August 16, 2009

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Buck "The Almighty Champion" (Barsoom) - See all my reviews

This review is from: The Silmarillion Poster Collection: Six Paintings by Ted Nasmith (Paperback)

The artwork of Ted Nasmith is easily some of the best in the fantasy genre. Every piece in this set features vivid colors, lifelike renderings, and breathtaking scenery. I would love to see more of his art become commercially available. However, I am not a professional art critic and everyone has their own tastes. What's important here is what posters are available in this set.
- Illuin: Lamp of the Valar
- Maglor Casts a Silmaril into the Sea
- Beren and Lúthien are Flown to Safety
- Túrin and his Band are Led to Amon Rûdh
- Finduilas is Led Past Túrin at the Sack of Nargothrond
- The Ships of the Faithful

All of these works are available on the artist's website, and can be found via google image search. If you see like what you see and want to own it in an 18.5" x 11" print, here's your chance. The print quality is flawless, and they look wonderful framed. My only complaint is that these are not the 6 I would have chosen for the set, but the prints that were selected are beautiful nonetheless. If you need some non-LotR Tolkien decorations, this is as good as it gets.