| TAI #19 | Dust jacket design for The Fellowship of the Ring (V) | ||||||
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| Bodleian MS. Tolkien Drawings 69r diagrams · designs black ink gold ink pencil red ink eyes rings · jewels · gold Tengwar Sauron | Year | Source | H&A | Page | Figure | Notes | |
| 1954 | The Lord of the Rings | A·5 | dust jacket | the One Ring, Narya, lidless eye, and Tengwar only, redrawn by printer’s artist | |||
| 1954 | The Lord of the Rings | A·5 | front cover | the One Ring, Narya, lidless eye, and Tengwar only, redrawn by printer’s artist | |||
| 1976 | Drawings | E·i·1 | [back cover] | the One Ring, Narya, lidless eye, and Tengwar only, redrawn by printer’s artist | |||
| 1976 | ’77 Calendar (Unwin) | E·ii·12 | front cover | against black background, the One Ring, Narya, lidless eye, and Tengwar only, redrawn by printer’s artist | |||
| 1993 | Descriptive Bibliography | 93 | VII | monochrome, the One Ring, Narya, lidless eye, and Tengwar only, redrawn by printer’s artist | |||
| 2015 | Art of LR | 216 | 172 | ||||
| TAI #20 | Doors of Durin This “final art” by Tolkien was subsequently emended by a printer’s artist. For example, faint pencil just inside the lower of the two arch lines (above the seven stars) has been erased, as has a similar pencil line just above the text below the drawing; also, that text has been dropped slightly to allow more room between it and the drawing. | ||||||
| Bodleian MS. Tolkien Drawings 89, fol. 16r Durin’s doors diagrams · designs black ink pencil architecture crowns · hats · helms stars Tengwar tools · instruments trees · forests Eregion (Hollin) Moria | Year | Source | H&A | Page | Figure | Notes | |
| 1954 | The Lord of the Rings | A·5 | 1.319 | 1.319 | emended by printer’s artist — see Bodleian MS. Tolkien Drawings 90, fol. 38r | ||
| 1979 | Pictures 1 | E·i·2 | [54] | 22, left | emended by printer’s artist — see Bodleian MS. Tolkien Drawings 90, fol. 38r | ||
| 1995 | Art. & Ill. | 159 | 154 | emended by printer’s artist — see Bodleian MS. Tolkien Drawings 90, fol. 38r | |||
| 2015 | Art of LR | 70 | 46 | ||||
| 2018 | Maker of Middle-earth | [55] | 27 | ||||
| TAI #57 | Book of Mazarbul; page 2, final art — See also TAI #384 | ||||||
| Bodleian MS. Tolkien Drawings 74r artifacts black ink watercolor books · letters Tengwar | Year | Source | H&A | Page | Figure | Notes | |
| 1976 | ’77 Calendar (Unwin) | E·ii·12 | December | lower left | with leaves 1 & 3 | ||
| 1979 | Pictures 1 | E·i·2a, E·i·2b | [57] | 23, lower left | with leaves 1 & 3 | ||
| 1992 | Pictures 2 | E·i·2c | [59] | 24, lower left | with leaves 1 & 3; (items 23 and 24 were switched for this edition) | ||
| 1995 | Lord of the Rings (Croatian xlation) | A·5 | per Reader’s Companion | ||||
| 2004 | The Lord of the Rings (50th ann. ed.) | following 320 | 2nd plate, r | ||||
| 2015 | Art of LR | 86 | 62 | ||||
| 2015 | Tolkien Estate web site | Calligraphy gallery | 2nd item | ||||
| 2018 | Maker of Middle-earth | [349] | item 158 | ||||
| TAI #58 | Book of Mazarbul; page 3, final art — See also TAI #385 | ||||||
| Bodleian MS. Tolkien Drawings 75r artifacts black ink colored pencil watercolor books · letters Cirth Tengwar | Year | Source | H&A | Page | Figure | Notes | |
| 1976 | ’77 Calendar (Unwin) | E·ii·12 | December | lower right | with leaves 1 & 2 | ||
| 1979 | Pictures 1 | E·i·2a, E·i·2b | [57] | 23, lower right | with leaves 1 & 2 | ||
| 1992 | Life & Legend | 76 | 154 | ||||
| 1992 | Pictures 2 | E·i·2c | [59] | 24, lower right | with leaves 1 & 2; (items 23 and 24 were switched for this edition) | ||
| 1995 | Art. & Ill. | 161 | 156 | ||||
| 1995 | Lord of the Rings (Croatian xlation) | A·5 | per Reader’s Companion | ||||
| 2004 | The Lord of the Rings (50th ann. ed.) | following 320 | 2nd plate, v | ||||
| 2015 | Art of LR | 87 | 63 | ||||
| 2015 | Tolkien Estate web site | Calligraphy gallery | 3rd item | ||||
| 2018 | Maker of Middle-earth | [349] | item 159 | ||||
| 2018 | Tolkien Treasures | 115 | |||||
| TAI #122 | Doors of Durin, later manuscript | ||||||
| Marquette 3/4/15/1a Durin’s doors diagrams · designs blue ink pencil crowns · hats · helms moon stars Tengwar tools · instruments trees · forests Eregion (Hollin) Moria | Year | Source | H&A | Page | Figure | Notes | |
| 1984 | CatalogOfMSs | E·i·3 | front cover | ||||
| 1995 | Art. & Ill. | 158 | 151 | monochrome | |||
| 2015 | Art of LR | 67 | 42 | ||||
| 2019 | Voyage en Terre du Milieu | 112 | 44 | as “Les Portes de Durin ou Porte de la Moria (version à l’encre)” | |||
| TAI #150 | The West Gate of Moria: earliest drawing of the inscription and signs — See also TAI #151 | ||||||
| Marquette MS. Tolkien 3/3/10 Durin’s doors diagrams · designs black ink pencil crowns · hats · helms moon stars Tengwar tools · instruments trees · forests Eregion (Hollin) Moria | Year | Source | H&A | Page | Figure | Notes | |
| 1989 | HM7: Treason | 182 | monochrome | ||||
| 1995 | Art. & Ill. | 158 | 150 | monochrome | |||
| 2004 | Invented Worlds | 13 | |||||
| 2015 | Art of LR | 67 | 41 | ||||
| 2018 | Maker of Middle-earth | [342] | 111 | ||||
| TAI #252 | Doors of Durin, revised drawing | ||||||
| Bodleian MS. Tolkien Drawings 90, fol. 36r Durin’s doors diagrams · designs blue ink pencil crowns · hats · helms moon stars Tengwar tools · instruments trees · forests Eregion (Hollin) Moria | Year | Source | H&A | Page | Figure | Notes | |
| 1995 | Art. & Ill. | 158 | 152 | monochrome | |||
| 2015 | Art of LR | 67 | 43 | ||||
| 2015 | Art of LR | back cover | without inscription; rendered as white on black | ||||
| 2018 | Maker of Middle-earth | [340] | item 153 | ||||
| 2018 | Tolkien Treasures | 114 | |||||
| 2019 | Voyage en Terre du Milieu | 113 | 45 | as “Les Portes de Durin ou Porte de la Moria (version à l’encre)” | |||
| TAI #253 | Doors of Durin, art for the printer | ||||||
| Bodleian MS. Tolkien Drawings 90, fol. 34r Durin’s doors diagrams · designs black ink pencil crowns · hats · helms stars Tengwar tools · instruments trees · forests Eregion (Hollin) Moria | Year | Source | H&A | Page | Figure | Notes | |
| 1995 | Art. & Ill. | 158 | 153 | monochrome | |||
| 2015 | Art of LR | 67 | 44 | ||||
| TAI #262 | Dust jacket design for The Fellowship of the Ring (I) | ||||||
| Bodleian MS. Tolkien Drawings 90, fol. 22r diagrams · designs objects black ink colored pencil pencil red ink Cirth rings · jewels · gold Tengwar | Year | Source | H&A | Page | Figure | Notes | |
| 1995 | Art. & Ill. | 179 | 176 | monochrome | |||
| 2005 | Readers’ Companion 1 | dust jacket front | in copper, red, and periwinkle; the One Ring, Narya, Cirth ribbon, and Tengwar; on brown paper | ||||
| 2005 | Readers’ Companion 1 | spine | in copper, red, and periwinkle; the One Ring, Narya, Cirth ribbon, and Tengwar; on black | ||||
| 2014 | Readers’ Companion 2 | dust jacket front | in gold, red, and dark gray; the One Ring, Narya, Cirth ribbon, and Tengwar; on brown paper | ||||
| 2014 | Readers’ Companion 2 | dust jacket spine | in gold, red, and dark gray; the One Ring, Narya, Cirth ribbon, and Tengwar; on brown paper | ||||
| 2015 | Art of LR | 210 | 166 | ||||
| 2019 | Voyage en Terre du Milieu | 184 | 106 | as “Première maquette de la jaquette pour La Fraternité de l’Anneau” | |||
| TAI #263 | Dust jacket design for The Fellowship of the Ring (II) | ||||||
| Bodleian MS. Tolkien Drawings 90, fol. 21r diagrams · designs objects black ink colored pencil pencil red ink eyes rings · jewels · gold Tengwar Sauron | Year | Source | H&A | Page | Figure | Notes | |
| 1995 | Art. & Ill. | 179 | 177 | ||||
| 2015 | Art of LR | 211 | 167 | ||||
| TAI #264 | Dust-jacket design for The Two Towers | ||||||
| Bodleian MS. Tolkien Drawings 90, fol. 27r diagrams · designs objects tableaux black ink colored pencil pencil fire mountains · hills rings · jewels · gold Tengwar Sauron Barad-dûr (Dark Tower) Minas Tirith Mordor White Tower | Year | Source | H&A | Page | Figure | Notes | |
| 1995 | Art. & Ill. | 180 | 178 | monochrome | |||
| 2015 | Art of LR | 220 | 176 | ||||
| 2018 | Maker of Middle-earth | [371] | 117 | ||||
| TAI #354 | Dust-jacket design for The Fellowship of the Ring | ||||||
| Bodleian MS. Tolkien Drawings 90, fol. 24r diagrams · designs black ink colored pencil gold paint pencil red ink eyes rings · jewels · gold Tengwar Sauron | Year | Source | H&A | Page | Figure | Notes | |
| 1992 | Life & Legend | [2] | monochrome | ||||
| 2015 | Art of LR | [16] | the One Ring, Narya, lidless eye, and Tengwar only | ||||
| 2015 | Art of LR | 214 | 170 | ||||
| 2018 | Maker of Middle-earth | [367] | item 167 | ||||
| 2018 | Tolkien Treasures | 106 | |||||
| 2019 | Voyage en Terre du Milieu | front cover | the One Ring, Narya, lidless eye, and Tengwar only; on black background | ||||
| 2019 | Voyage en Terre du Milieu | 64 | 2 | as “Maquette de la jaquette pour La Fraternité de l’Anneau” | |||
| TAI #384 | Book of Mazarbul; page 2, version 1 — See also TAI #57 | ||||||
| Marquette MS. Tolkien 3/4/13/1a artifacts diagrams · designs black ink colored pencil pencil books · letters Tengwar | Year | Source | H&A | Page | Figure | Notes | |
| 2015 | Art of LR | 83 | 59 | ||||
| TAI #385 | Book of Mazarbul; page 3, version 1 — See also TAI #58 | ||||||
| Marquette MS. Tolkien 3/4/13/2a artifacts diagrams · designs black ink colored pencil pencil books · letters Cirth Tengwar | Year | Source | H&A | Page | Figure | Notes | |
| 2015 | Art of LR | 84 | 60 | ||||
| TAI #445 | Dust jacket design for The Fellowship of the Ring (partial) | ||||||
| Bodleian MS. Tolkien Drawings 90, fol. 40r diagrams · designs rings · jewels · gold Tengwar | Year | Source | H&A | Page | Figure | Notes | |
| 2015 | Art of LR | 212 | 168 | ||||
| TAI #449 | Dust jacket design for The Fellowship of the Ring (IV) | ||||||
| Bodleian MS. Tolkien Drawings 70r diagrams · designs eyes rings · jewels · gold Tengwar Sauron | Year | Source | H&A | Page | Figure | Notes | |
| 1966 | The Lord of the Rings | A·5·e | Central device (the One Ring, Narya, lidless eye, and Tengwar) used on dust-jackets for the hard-cover second edition. | ||||
| 2015 | Art of LR | 215 | 171 | ||||
| 2018 | Maker of Middle-earth | [368] | 116 | ||||
| 2019 | Voyage en Terre du Milieu | 185 | 107 | as “Maquette de la jaquette pour La Fraternité de l’Anneau” | |||
| TAI #538 | ‘Numenore’ | ||||||
| Bodleian MS. Tolkien Drawings 91, fol. 21r patterns black ink pencil Tengwar | Year | Source | H&A | Page | Figure | Notes | |
| 2018 | Maker of Middle-earth | 196 | item 63, top | ||||
| 2019 | Voyage en Terre du Milieu | 165 | 88, top | as one of “Motifs et deux noms propres en lettres elfiques: « Numenore », « Aldarion », vers 1960” | |||
| TAI #542 | ‘Aldarion’ | ||||||
| Bodleian MS. Tolkien Drawings 91, fol. 21r patterns black ink pencil Tengwar | Year | Source | H&A | Page | Figure | Notes | |
| 2018 | Maker of Middle-earth | 196 | item 63, lower left | ||||
| 2019 | Voyage en Terre du Milieu | 165 | 88, lower left | as one of “Motifs et deux noms propres en lettres elfiques: « Numenore », « Aldarion », vers 1960” | |||
| TAI #543 | ‘Aldarion’ | ||||||
| Bodleian MS. Tolkien Drawings 91, fol. 21r patterns black ink pencil Tengwar | Year | Source | H&A | Page | Figure | Notes | |
| 2018 | Maker of Middle-earth | 196 | item 63, lower right | ||||
| 2019 | Voyage en Terre du Milieu | 165 | 88, lower right | as one of “Motifs et deux noms propres en lettres elfiques: « Numenore », « Aldarion », vers 1960” | |||
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