The Legend of Zelda: Art & Artifacts

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Make sure to check out the other installments in this unparalleled collection of historical information on The Legend of Zelda franchise with the New York Times best selling The Legend of Zelda: Hyrule Historia and The Legend of Zelda: Encyclopedia. Also look for The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild — Creating a Champion for an indepth look at the art, lore, and making of the best selling video game! 
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!

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The Art of a Legend!

Relive the storied franchise with over 400 pages of Art & Artifacts of the first 30 years of The Legend of Zelda!

Features rare and never before seen material including:

Illustrations from The Legend of Zelda to Tri Force Heroes!

Character development and design for the first 30 years!

Interviews from the development and art teams!

History of Logo and Packaging!

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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!

Publisher ‏ : ‎ Dark Horse Books
Publication date ‏ : ‎ February 21, 2017
Edition ‏ : ‎ Illustrated
Language ‏ : ‎ English
Print length ‏ : ‎ 427 pages
ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 1506703356
ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-1506703350
Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 6.06 pounds
Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 9.2 x 1.55 x 12.2 inches
Part of Series ‏ : ‎ The Legend of Zelda
Best Sellers Rank: #11,724 in Books (See Top 100 in Books) #1 in Art Encyclopedias #8 in Video Game Art (Books) #18 in Dark Horse Comics & Graphic Novels
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