Subject: This is pretty awesome
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Posted on: 2015-02-18 12:58:00 UTC
And I don't remember seeing it on the Board already, so here you go. http://makezine.com/2011/08/25/art-student-hand-illuminates-binds-a-copy-of-tolkiens-silmarillion/ A hand illuminated edition of The Silmarillion (and I almost created four different minis trying to type out that single Word).
That's ridiculously gorgeous. There's some more pictures on this page, but not enough. Nowhere near enough.
That is... seriously amazing. As a long-time fan of illustrated manuscripts in general, I adore it - and, of course, it's Tolkien.
Did he say what he's doing with it? No, doesn't look like it; bother. I was hoping it'd be on display somewhere I could go and ogle it...
hS
It would seem that since he hasn't gotten permission (or should that be Permission?) from the Tolkien Estate to make it, he is not allowed to sell it. But in the link you shared, he talks about going to England and putting it on their table so maybe he's planning to give them the original to exhibit and maybe having it put into print as a super-deluxe illustrated edition.
I am rather miffed that the interviewer didn't ask obvious question of "How do I put my paws on my own copy!?! Must own the precious!"