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The Legend of Zelda: Art & Artifacts Hardcover – February 21, 2017
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The Legend of Zelda™: Art and Artifacts contains over four hundred pages of fully realized illustrations from the entire thirty-year history of The Legend of Zelda™ including artwork from the upcoming The Legend of Zelda™: Breath of the Wild! Every masterwork is printed on high-quality paper in an oversized format so you can immerse yourself in the fine details of each piece. This book includes rare promotional pieces, game box art, instruction booklet illustrations, official character illustrations, sprite art, interviews with the artists, and much, much more! The Legend of Zelda™: Art and Artifacts collects many of your favorite masterpieces from the storied franchise, as well as rare and never before seen content, presented in one handsome hardcover.
Select artwork from the entirety of the franchise!
A nostalgic look at the past!
An exciting look at the future!
Interviews with some of the artists behind The Legend of Zelda™ series!
- Print length427 pages
- LanguageEnglish
- PublisherDark Horse Books
- Publication dateFebruary 21, 2017
- Dimensions9.2 x 2 x 12.2 inches
- ISBN-101506703356
- ISBN-13978-1506703350
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Relive the storied franchise with over 400 pages of Art & Artifacts of the first 30 years of The Legend of Zelda!
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Become the ultimate Hyrule Historian and collect the series! | An unparalleled collection of historical information on The Legend of Zelda. This hardcover contains concept art, the full history of Hyrule, the chronology of the games, and more! It also includes an exclusive comic by Akira Himekawa! | Over 400 pages of illustrations from the history of The Legend of Zelda, on high-quality paper in an oversized format. This book includes promo pieces, game box and instruction booklet art, character illustrations, sprite art, interviews, and more! | A guide from the original The Legend of Zelda to Twilight Princess HD! Includes an expansion of the lore touched upon in Hyrule Historia, concept art, screencaps, maps, main characters, languages, an interview with Eiji Aonuma, and more! | Honoring the game that started it all! This book comes with a gold foil cover, a Nintendo sleeve and an instruction booklet—it looks so much like the original gold cartridge you might find yourself blowing into the bottom before you open it! | This oversized hardcover is the ultimate companion to the award-winning video game! It features illustrations, design art and commentary, interviews, and a section about the history of Hyrule as it is known in-game. Witness the making of a champion! | This deluxe slipcase edition includes the Creating a Champion art book with an exclusive cover, a map of Hyrule, an art print of the Champions' photo, and a beautiful glass replica of a spirit orb. Bring light back to Hyrule with the Hero's Edition! |
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- Publisher : Dark Horse Books; Illustrated edition (February 21, 2017)
- Language : English
- Hardcover : 427 pages
- ISBN-10 : 1506703356
- ISBN-13 : 978-1506703350
- Item Weight : 5.98 pounds
- Dimensions : 9.2 x 2 x 12.2 inches
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Customers find the artwork beautiful and superb. They also say the book is great for Zelda fans, collectors, and artists. Readers also say that the content is cool but not mind blowing. They describe the book as heavy and the pages as extremely thick and glossy.
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Customers find the artwork in the book beautiful, featuring high-quality pages from the past three decades. They also say the book is thick and sturdy, and chock full of Legend of Zelda art.
"...The images were amazing and the book was done so well." Read more
"...From character illustrations to pixel art, the images are truly breathtaking, and a must-see for anyone who has ever whiled away the hours in..." Read more
"...Great coffee table book for when you have guests over or want to browse through it if a loading screen ever pops up...." Read more
"This is a beautiful book that is worth far more than the asking price. It's one of the finest products at this price point that I've ever seen...." Read more
Customers find the gift books great for Zelda fans and collectors. They also say it makes an excellent gift to any artist or Zeldan fan.
"...Overall great compilation of promotional Zelda art through the ages in one location" Read more
"...bundle of artwork compsed in a 400+ page book, and it's perfect for any Zelda fan...." Read more
"...and he looks through it at least once a week. This is a great gift for Zelda fans, gamers or people who love artbooks with a lot of content...." Read more
"Such a great gift for legend of Zelda lovers. It was bigger and heavier than the others but it was perfect." Read more
Customers find the content cool, helpful, and detailed. They also say the book is a perfect companion piece to the Hyrule Historia and has some neat interviews.
"...It has an amazing amount of content including lore, timeline explanations, illustrations, pre-game ACTUAL RARE artwork, and has a high amount of..." Read more
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Customers like the weight of the book. They mention it's very big, thick, and heavy with glossy pages.
"As a lifelong Zelda fan I was happy with the book, the weight of the book is great. The images were amazing and the book was done so well." Read more
"...nearly 430 pages of just pure Legend of Zelda artwork and it weighs a ton.(Seriously it's like 5 pounds) Probably twice the size of Hyrule Historia...." Read more
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Customers find the book collection stunning, packed full of great art and information, and comprehensive. They also appreciate the inventory from every single game and several hundreds of pictures. Readers also mention that it covers every game in the series, up to and including some shots of Breath of the Wild.
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Customers are satisfied with the printing quality of the book. They mention that the front cover is incredible and the heavy paper stock is beautiful.
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Illustrations are presented chronologically by game. Beginning with the original The Legend of Zelda and going all the way to Breath of the Wild, you’ll encounter images you’ve never seen before from your favorite Zelda game in these pages. Each game section in the first half of the book features familiar key art, like illustrations you may remember from the instruction manuals and game boxes, along with concept art.
There’s some serious nostalgia in these pages. Whether it’s the iconic image of a cartoonish Link as the book begins or the Master Sword on its pedestal in the sunlit forest, the illustrations in this book can immediately transport you back to childhood, or to simpler times when you first picked up a Zelda game.
The second half of Art & Artifacts focuses on characters. Sorted by game, not only is there art for Link, Zelda, and Ganon, but all of the minor named characters and enemy creatures. The names themselves are fascinating, odd, and somewhat familiar, like skulltulas and stalfos. Each game also has a page of detailed item icons, living up to the “artifacts” in the title.
Unlike Hyrule Historia, this art book is light on text, although there is a lengthy interview with Nintendo’s art team about the history of Zelda‘s concept art in the last pages. If you’re looking for more about the games’ history and stories, stick to Hyrule Historia, but if you’re looking for a book with pages of art to flip through at any time, Art & Artifacts is the collection you want sitting on the coffee table.
This book has maybe 25-33% more art than the Hyrule Histora. I say art, because aside from the small interview section in back there's barely any text describing the art aside from the character's name or what game it came from. There is an interview in back of the book, but it mainly discusses the art of Zelda rather than the lore. You will not get insight or commentary in terms of hidden story lines or about the Zelda timeline in this book.
You do get art from the entire series from the original Legend of Zelda to Zelda Twilight Princess HD or Zelda Tri Force Heroes. There are 3,4 pages dedicated to Zelda Breath of the Wild, but again just promotional art you have seen before.
Like the Hyrule Historia, the ink and paper quality i really good. Great coffee table book for when you have guests over or want to browse through it if a loading screen ever pops up.
Overall great compilation of promotional Zelda art through the ages in one location
Reviewed in the United States on February 21, 2017
This book has maybe 25-33% more art than the Hyrule Histora. I say art, because aside from the small interview section in back there's barely any text describing the art aside from the character's name or what game it came from. There is an interview in back of the book, but it mainly discusses the art of Zelda rather than the lore. You will not get insight or commentary in terms of hidden story lines or about the Zelda timeline in this book.
You do get art from the entire series from the original Legend of Zelda to Zelda Twilight Princess HD or Zelda Tri Force Heroes. There are 3,4 pages dedicated to Zelda Breath of the Wild, but again just promotional art you have seen before.
Like the Hyrule Historia, the ink and paper quality i really good. Great coffee table book for when you have guests over or want to browse through it if a loading screen ever pops up.
Overall great compilation of promotional Zelda art through the ages in one location
The thing is hardcover in the best way possible, if you've owed Hystoria you'll understand the quality here (enough said).
There are a couple of new pieces as well.
But but what about all the notes and commentary in MM25th:OCW, yeah Zelda Arts and Artifacts is an art book not a data book, which is why it doesn't have much textual content. If you want data The Legend of Zelda: Hyrule Historia is available and it's not without its interviews in the end of the book, but as an art book this is top notch, it's pretty much a Zelda art fanatic's wet dream (my wet dream).
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Reviewed in Brazil on April 28, 2024
L’ Art book contiene artwork e concept dei giochi Zelda fino a Breath of the Wild.
Una degna aggiunta ad ogni collezione.
Reviewed in Italy on September 25, 2023
L’ Art book contiene artwork e concept dei giochi Zelda fino a Breath of the Wild.
Una degna aggiunta ad ogni collezione.
Dieses Buch bietet eine beeindruckende Sammlung von Kunstwerken aus der gesamten Geschichte der Zelda-Spiele. Von den frühen Tagen bis zu den neuesten Titeln sind hier Illustrationen, Konzeptzeichnungen, Skizzen und vieles mehr zu finden. Es ist faszinierend, die Entwicklung der Charaktere, Welten und Designs im Laufe der Jahre zu verfolgen.
Die Qualität der Drucke im Buch ist erstklassig. Die Farben sind lebendig und die Details kommen perfekt zur Geltung. Die Seiten sind dick und hochwertig, was das Blättern und Betrachten der Kunstwerke zu einem echten Vergnügen macht.
Das Buch enthält auch interessante Hintergrundinformationen und Kommentare von den Schöpfern der Spiele, die Einblicke in den kreativen Prozess bieten.
Die Vielfalt der Kunstwerke reicht von klassischen Illustrationen bis hin zu experimentelleren Stilen, was das Buch noch vielseitiger macht.
Insgesamt ist "The Legend of Zelda: Art & Artifacts" ein Must-Have für alle Zelda-Fans. Es ist nicht nur eine Hommage an die Kunst der Spiele, sondern auch ein faszinierender Einblick in die Schöpfungsgeschichte einer der beliebtesten Videospielreihen aller Zeiten.