Star Wars: The Blueprints

<i>Star Wars: The Blueprints</i> brings together the original technical drawings from deep within the Lucasfilm Archives. Combined with insightful commentary from best-selling author J. W. Rinzler, the collection maps in precise, vivid, and intricate detail the very genesis of one of the most enduring and beloved stories to appear onscreen. <p></p> <p>The meticulously researched text gives voice to the groundbreaking and brilliant engineers, designers, and artists that have, in film after film, created the most imaginative and iconic locales. <i>Blueprints</i> shows how in bringing this extraordinary epic to life, early concepts were translated into iconic sets - the rebel blockade runner, the <i>Millennium Falcon</i>, the bridge of General Grievous's flagship, Jabba the Hutt's throne room, and many others - thanks to the exquisite craftsmanship and artistry of successive art departments. </p><p><b>Special Features:</b> <br> * More than 250 blueprints <br> * More than 500 photographs and illustrations <br> * Ten gatefolds</p>