Star Wars The Visual Encyclopedia
Published on 7. September 2017
Book
Hardback
200 pages
978-0-241-28846-7 (ISBN)
Description
Take a stunning visual tour of Star Wars with DK's comprehensive pictorial guide to the galaxy far, far away!
From lightsabers and beasts to food and clothing, Star Wars: The Visual Encyclopedia is a virtual museum of a book. Explore beautiful galleries with more than 2,500 images, and discover facts about Star Wars culture, science and geography.
Throwing the spotlight onto carefully curated images and beautiful photography, Star Wars: The Visual Encyclopedia showcases characters and objects from episodes I-VII, Star Wars Rebels, Star Wars: The Clone Wars and Rogue One: A Star Wars Story. This stunning visual tour of the Star Wars galaxy celebrates everything from extreme architecture and hardworking droids, to ferocious sea creatures and decadent royal gowns.
Sections include: Geography, Nature, History, Culture and Science and Technology.
Foreword by Dennis Muren, Senior Creative Director, Industrial Light and Music
(c) & TM 2017 LUCASFILM LTD.
From lightsabers and beasts to food and clothing, Star Wars: The Visual Encyclopedia is a virtual museum of a book. Explore beautiful galleries with more than 2,500 images, and discover facts about Star Wars culture, science and geography.
Throwing the spotlight onto carefully curated images and beautiful photography, Star Wars: The Visual Encyclopedia showcases characters and objects from episodes I-VII, Star Wars Rebels, Star Wars: The Clone Wars and Rogue One: A Star Wars Story. This stunning visual tour of the Star Wars galaxy celebrates everything from extreme architecture and hardworking droids, to ferocious sea creatures and decadent royal gowns.
Sections include: Geography, Nature, History, Culture and Science and Technology.
Foreword by Dennis Muren, Senior Creative Director, Industrial Light and Music
(c) & TM 2017 LUCASFILM LTD.
Reviews / Votes
A virtual tour of Lucasfilm's prop shop, as eye-bogglingly comprehensive as any fan could wish for. * Total Film * An invaluable resource for Star Wars fans * IGN * This encyclopedia is absolutely packed with information about every imaginable part of the Star Wars universe. * How it Works * This book is virtually a one-stop shop for literally all your Star Wars trivia needs. It is exactly what is says on the cover - a visual encyclopedia, meaning a wealth of just about everything anybody could ever want to know about the Star Wars universe... The Force is strong in this book! * Starburst Magazine online * Star Wars (TM) The Visual Encyclopedia is a dream come true...and a must-read * BostonHerald.com * Gorgeous and super informative * NerdApproved.com * The holy grail for any fan * DorksideoftheForce.com * [It] serves as an optimal resource for fans to turn to for more information * Cinelinx.com *More details
Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Dorling Kindersley Ltd
Target group
Children/juvenile
Interest Age: From 9 to 14 years
Dimensions
Height: 308 mm
Width: 260 mm
Thickness: 22 mm
Weight
1578 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-241-28846-7 (9780241288467)
Copyright in bibliographic data and cover images is held by Nielsen Book Services Limited or by the publishers or by their respective licensors: all rights reserved.
Schweitzer Classification
Persons
Tricia Barr fell in love with Star Wars in 1977 at the age of eight. An acclaimed writer, she co-authored Ultimate Star Wars and regularly contributes feature articles to Star Wars Insider magazine. She is the founder of the influential FANgirl Blog and co-hosts the popular podcasts Fangirls Going Rogue and Hyperspace Theories. Adam Bray is the author of DK's Star Wars Rebels: The Visual Guide and Epic Battles, and a co-author for Ultimate Star Wars, Star Wars: Absolutely Everything You Need to Know, and LEGO Star Wars: Chronicles of the Force. Adam is a contributor to the official blog at StarWars.com, and a guest commentator on many Star Wars fan podcasts. Cole Horton is an author, historian, and games industry professional. He is the author and co-author of many Star Wars books, including Star Wars: Absolutely Everything You Need to Know and LEGO Star Wars: Chronicles of the Force.
Content
1: Geography
1: Map of the Galaxy
2: Inner Planets
3: Outer Rim Planets
4: Wild Space and Unknown Regions Planets
5: Other Celestial Bodies
6: Physical Geography
7: Urban Geography
8: Architecture
2: Nature
1: Aquatic Creatures
2: Aerial Creatures
3: Space Creatures
4: Bugs, Beasts and Invertebrates
5: Mammals
6: Amphibians and Reptiles
7: Wet Habitat Sentients
8: Dry Habitat Sentients
9: Adaptive Sentients
10: Plants
3: History
1: Timeline
2: Galactic Politics
3: The Senate
4: Wartime Senate
5: The Jedi Council
6: The Jedi
7: The Sith
8: The Separatists
9: Regional Politics
10: The Empire
11: Rebels
12: A New Era
13: Military O?fficers
14: Soldiers
15: Pilots
16: War
17: Criminal Organisations
18: Criminal Professions
4: Culture
1: Royal Outfits
2: Occasion Wear
3: Everyday Wear
4: Work Clothing
5: Protective Clothing
6: Armour
7: Helmets: Intragalactic Militaries
8: Helmets: Best of the Rest
9: Accessories
10: Musical Instruments
11: Musicians and Entertainers
12: Leisure
13: Podracing
14: Podracers
15: Fresh Food
16: Processed Food
17: Luggage
18: Furniture
19: Interior Design
20: Art
21: Ethnography
22: Languages of the Galaxy
5: Science and Technology
1: The Force
2: Cloning
3: Cyborgs
4: Space Technology
5: Camera Droids
6: Labour Droids
7: Service Droids
8: Protocol Droids
9: Astromech Droids
10: War Droids
11: Interrogation and Security Droids
12: Medical Droids
13: Communications Technology
14: Information
15: Health and Safety
16: Equipment
17: Field Gear
18: Binoculars
19: Stationary Weapons
20: Blasters: The Good
21: Blasters: The Bad
22: Rifles
23: Unusual Weapons and Poisons
24: Projectiles and Shields
25: Melee Weapons
26: Lightsabers
27: Conventional Lightsabers
28: Unorthodox Lightsabers
29: Superweapons
30: Warships
31: Space Travel
32: Starfighters
33: Air Vehicles
34: Surface and Sea Vehicles
35: Walkers
36: Tanks
6: Index
7: Acknowledgements
1: Map of the Galaxy
2: Inner Planets
3: Outer Rim Planets
4: Wild Space and Unknown Regions Planets
5: Other Celestial Bodies
6: Physical Geography
7: Urban Geography
8: Architecture
2: Nature
1: Aquatic Creatures
2: Aerial Creatures
3: Space Creatures
4: Bugs, Beasts and Invertebrates
5: Mammals
6: Amphibians and Reptiles
7: Wet Habitat Sentients
8: Dry Habitat Sentients
9: Adaptive Sentients
10: Plants
3: History
1: Timeline
2: Galactic Politics
3: The Senate
4: Wartime Senate
5: The Jedi Council
6: The Jedi
7: The Sith
8: The Separatists
9: Regional Politics
10: The Empire
11: Rebels
12: A New Era
13: Military O?fficers
14: Soldiers
15: Pilots
16: War
17: Criminal Organisations
18: Criminal Professions
4: Culture
1: Royal Outfits
2: Occasion Wear
3: Everyday Wear
4: Work Clothing
5: Protective Clothing
6: Armour
7: Helmets: Intragalactic Militaries
8: Helmets: Best of the Rest
9: Accessories
10: Musical Instruments
11: Musicians and Entertainers
12: Leisure
13: Podracing
14: Podracers
15: Fresh Food
16: Processed Food
17: Luggage
18: Furniture
19: Interior Design
20: Art
21: Ethnography
22: Languages of the Galaxy
5: Science and Technology
1: The Force
2: Cloning
3: Cyborgs
4: Space Technology
5: Camera Droids
6: Labour Droids
7: Service Droids
8: Protocol Droids
9: Astromech Droids
10: War Droids
11: Interrogation and Security Droids
12: Medical Droids
13: Communications Technology
14: Information
15: Health and Safety
16: Equipment
17: Field Gear
18: Binoculars
19: Stationary Weapons
20: Blasters: The Good
21: Blasters: The Bad
22: Rifles
23: Unusual Weapons and Poisons
24: Projectiles and Shields
25: Melee Weapons
26: Lightsabers
27: Conventional Lightsabers
28: Unorthodox Lightsabers
29: Superweapons
30: Warships
31: Space Travel
32: Starfighters
33: Air Vehicles
34: Surface and Sea Vehicles
35: Walkers
36: Tanks
6: Index
7: Acknowledgements