Tolkien's Middle-earth, compiled and edited by Robert Foster. The 1971 A Guide to Middle-earth was the first published encyclopedic reference book for the fictional universe of J.

Foster begun work on this in the late sixties, consulting Tolkien works and letters. in English and Medieval Studies at the University of Pennsylvania, and taught subsequently in the English Department at Rutgers University. A revised and enlarged edition under the title The Complete Guide to Middle-earth was published in 1978. It was first published in 1971 under the title A Guide to Middle-earth. Tolkien's legendarium, compiled and edited by Robert Foster. The Complete Guide to Middle-earth: from The Hobbit to The Silmarillion is a reference book for the fictional universe called Middle-earth of J.

Combining concept work produced for films, existing Middle-earth art and dozens of new paintings and sketches exclusive to this book, A Middle-earth Traveller will take the reader on a unique and unforgettable journey across Tolkien's magical landscape.A Guide to Middle-earth, Mirage Press, 1971 He also recollects his time spent working alongside Peter Jackson on the Lord of the Rings and Hobbit film trilogies. Sketches that have an 'on-the-spot' feel to them are interwoven with the artist's observations gleaned from Tolkien's books as he paints pictures with his words as well as his pencil. Events from Tolkien's books are explored - battles of the different ages that are almost legend by the time of The Lord of the Rings lost kingdoms and ancient myths, as well as those places only hinted at: kingdoms of the far North and lands beyond the seas.

A Middle-earth Traveller presents a walking tour of Tolkien's Middle-earth, visiting not only places central to his stories, but also those just over the hill or beyond the horizon. The roads as yet untravelled far outnumber those down which J.R.R. Middle-earth has been mapped, Bilbo's and Frodo's journeys plotted and measured, but it remains a wilderland for all that.

Let acclaimed Tolkien artist John Howe take you on an unforgettable journey across Middle-earth, from Bag End to Mordor, in this richly illustrated sketchbook fully of previously unseen artwork, anecdotes and meditations on Middle-earth.

A middle earth traveller