Middle-earth, the world created by J.R.R. Tolkien in "The Hobbit", "The Lord of the Rings" and "The Silmarillion", has been an inspiration for generations of artists. This book includes paintings by artists from all over the world, both famous and unknown, including Alan Lee, John Howe, Ted Nasmith, Inger Edelfeldt, Michael Hague and Roger Garland. Each of the pictures is accompanied by a page of text from the relevant passage in Tolkien's fiction.

J. R. R. Tolkien (Painter), Inger Edelfeldt (Painter), Tony Galuidi (Painter), Roger Garland (Painter), Robert Goldsmith (Painter), Michael Hague (Painter), Alan Lee (Painter), John Howe (Painter), Ted Nasmith (Painter), Carol Emery Phenix (Author)  

źródło opisu: BCA, 1992
źródło okładki: zdjęcie autorskie