Basically, I am looking for books with a lot of art or concept art (whether of characters, creatures, environments, etc.) where each piece of art comes accompanied by a bit of lore, a description, or details about the character, creature, or environment shown.
The closest I have found to this type of book are the bestiaries from tabletop RPGs. I also found the character/creature design books similar to what I am looking for, although they do not provide any kind of lore, they do provide a description and reasoning behind why the artist drew what they drew.
So, this type of books exists? What are they called?
by NaitDraik