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| Author | Terry Pratchett |
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| Cover artist | Paul Kidby |
| Language | English |
| Series | Discworld 2nd art book |
| Subject | Illustrations of various Discworld characters Pastiches of famous paintings
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| Genre | Fantasy |
| Publisher | Victor Gollancz Ltd |
Publication date | 2004 |
| ISBN | 0-575-07511-2 |
The Art of Discworld is a descriptive book of the world of theDiscworld as portrayed inTerry Pratchett'sDiscworld series. It showcases the art ofPaul Kidby with descriptions of characters and locations by Pratchett and some details of the development of the art by Kidby himself.
The book details most major lead characters from theDiscworld books and gives them background information, including how Pratchett visualises them and the inspiration behind them.
The cover shows theMona Ogg, a fictional famous painting by the character Leonard of Quirm, which is a parody of theMona Lisa based onNanny Ogg.