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The Runes of Elfland [Hardcover]

Brian Froud (Author), Ari Berk (Author)
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  • Hardcover: 112 pages
  • Publisher: Harry N. Abrams, Inc. (26 Jan 2004)
  • Language English
  • ISBN-10: 0810946122
  • ISBN-13: 978-0810946125
  • Product Dimensions: 26.3 x 21 x 1.8 cm
  • Average Customer Review: 4.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (6 customer reviews)
  • Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 341,068 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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Froud, the leading fairy authority, interprets the ancient and mystical runes of Celtic and European origin through Elfland, a world of fairies and myth, through 24 never-before-seen paintings.

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Ari Berk is a folklorist, poet and scholar of literature ethnography, iconography and comparative myth. The author of scholarly studies as well as popular titles for children and adult, Dr. Berk is assistant professor of English at Central Michigan University. Brian Froud is an award-winning illustrator, author, and faery authority. His books include international bestsellers such as Faeries, Lady Cottington's Pressed Faery Book and Lady Cottington's Faery Album. He was also the conceptual designer on Jim Henson's films, The Dark Crystal and Labyrinth. Froud lives in Devon with his wife and son. --This text refers to an alternate Hardcover edition.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Myth that goes to the bone, 6 Oct 2008
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This review is from: The Runes of Elfland (Hardcover)
What can I say? On one page I held my breath. On another, I lost it. One page left me in tears, the longing and the recognition were so poignant. When I went to look for that page again, I couldn't find it, like the gold under the rainbow. It will happen to you. At some point you'll discover the page that haunts your dreams, describes your world, or makes you smile.

Ari Berk's exquisitely informed text and Froud's always extraordinary pictures combine to open the world you know is there but have forgotten how to see. The runes, charms, and stories delineate the bargains, the sorrows, and the treasures of the journey.

Get this book. Get copies for your friends. If you've ever heard the voices under your bed and wanted to know their names, or wept at a sunset for no reason, or considered walking through the door at the back of the wardrobe, just in case--get this book. They're playing your song.
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5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars A magical book I wouldn't part with......., 8 April 2010
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This book came to me by mistake - I'd ordered something else, and this arrived......... the first time in many years of ordering from Amazon that I received the wrong book. However, when I looked inside the book, I loved the wonderful illustrations & text. I decided not to send it back, but to reorder the original book I wanted instead!

What a happy mistake! I wouldn't part with this wonderful book, and have since bought other works of Brian Fround. They are like a window into a kind of forgotten world. If you need something beautiful to look at and love fantasy worlds, this is for you.
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11 of 12 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars INSPIRED..., 24 Feb 2004
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You have to buy this book.!
The art work, obviously, is just what you would expect from the Faery maestro!
The stories for each rune and the rune lore is simple but accurate.
A book for all ages and for ages to come...
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