Alan Lee's drawings were used pretty heavily in the storyboarding, CGI and filming by Moore. His vision of Middle Earth is definitely the vision that was translated into the movies. I really like that. Is there another illustration version in Germany?

Hee, it sounds like both a blessing and a curse leaving that library behind. New books are the best, though! I had a phase where I mostly bought paperbacks because I was devouring books constantly. These days I have less money to shop for, but I'd rather buy one beautiful illustrated hardback than 5 paperbacks... *g*