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Found a map of Middle Earth of Tolkien's notes
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At Oxford, выставлена to sell 60 thousand. pounds map of Middle-earth, found inside an old copy of "Lord of the Rings", which gave the store of rare books from the private collection Blackwell illustrator Pauline Baynes.
Interestingly, the Shire on the map located on the same latitude as the favorite writer of Oxford - this follows from the accompanying notes to the map. As we know, John. R. R. Tolkien was a professor of Anglo-Saxon at Oxford University.
In these articles it mentioned that the Italian city of Ravenna, the former capital of the Western Roman Empire, is the prototype of Minas Tirith, the capital of Gondor.
Map found in the copy of the book illustrator Pauline Baynes owned (Pauline Baynes). She took it from another publication of the book and use the card to create your own color map of Middle-earth. On the map there are explanatory notes of Tolkien green stem and a pencil and mark Pauline Baynes, sometimes corrected by Tolkien.
The map shows the inherent Tolkien detail and creativity. It listed all the place names, it gives Baines set of proposals for flora and fauna in different regions of Middle-earth, based on prototypes from the real world.
Also Oxford and Ravenna, the writer offers several other points of reference: Belgrade, Cyprus and Jerusalem. Apparently, Belgrade and Jerusalem are in the territory of Mordor.
"The map shows how completely he was obsessed with precision parts. Interference of other perceived as a threat - Shang says Wainwright (Sian Wainwright) of Blackwell. - Since it was hard work, but in the end it was rewarded ».
The existence of this map was known earlier from the correspondence between Tolkien and Baines, but no one had seen the card, in addition to the two of them.
Blackwell is now selling a collection of documents belonging illustrator Pauline Baynes, who died in 2008 at age 85.
Source: geektimes.ru/post/264562/
full version of card sup>
At Oxford, выставлена to sell 60 thousand. pounds map of Middle-earth, found inside an old copy of "Lord of the Rings", which gave the store of rare books from the private collection Blackwell illustrator Pauline Baynes.
Interestingly, the Shire on the map located on the same latitude as the favorite writer of Oxford - this follows from the accompanying notes to the map. As we know, John. R. R. Tolkien was a professor of Anglo-Saxon at Oxford University.
In these articles it mentioned that the Italian city of Ravenna, the former capital of the Western Roman Empire, is the prototype of Minas Tirith, the capital of Gondor.
Map found in the copy of the book illustrator Pauline Baynes owned (Pauline Baynes). She took it from another publication of the book and use the card to create your own color map of Middle-earth. On the map there are explanatory notes of Tolkien green stem and a pencil and mark Pauline Baynes, sometimes corrected by Tolkien.
The map shows the inherent Tolkien detail and creativity. It listed all the place names, it gives Baines set of proposals for flora and fauna in different regions of Middle-earth, based on prototypes from the real world.
Also Oxford and Ravenna, the writer offers several other points of reference: Belgrade, Cyprus and Jerusalem. Apparently, Belgrade and Jerusalem are in the territory of Mordor.
"The map shows how completely he was obsessed with precision parts. Interference of other perceived as a threat - Shang says Wainwright (Sian Wainwright) of Blackwell. - Since it was hard work, but in the end it was rewarded ».
The existence of this map was known earlier from the correspondence between Tolkien and Baines, but no one had seen the card, in addition to the two of them.
Blackwell is now selling a collection of documents belonging illustrator Pauline Baynes, who died in 2008 at age 85.
Source: geektimes.ru/post/264562/
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