Tolkien Calendar 2016 by J. R. R. Tolkien (August 25,2015)
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The 2017 Official Tolkien calendar features the artwork of Finnish artist, Tove Marika Jansson, which was originally used as the illustration of the Finnish and Swedish translations of The Hobbit. Most of the images are black & white images, which measure 10 x 14 in. ( 25 x 36 cm), which the exception of a lovely "centerfold" color plate, featuring Smaug and the dwarves and the December image, featureing Bilbo. The calendar includes an essay by renowned Tolkien scholar, Brian Sibley, entitled "From Moominland to Middle-Earth," which sheds light on the artist and her artwork. Each month also has a short excerpt from The Hobbit relating to the artwork. The calendar includes notations of usual U.S. and Canadian holidays, religions holidays, moon phases, and dates of first publication of many of Tolkien's writings.My primary complaint is with the size of calendar. The artwork for each month extends approx 1/4 of the way up onto the top page, leaving a relative small, faint calendar which is illegible when viewing it from 6 feet away (see attached photo). If you are buying this for the artwork, by all means, go for it. If you are wanting a wall calendar that you will be able to read from across the room, look elsewhere.