Tolkien, J.R.R. The Silmarillion. London: Allen and Unwin, 1977.
Hammond & Anderson biblio #A·15 | WorldCat
This is a listing of all works in the Tolkien Art Index reproduced in The Silmarillion, presented in the same order. This list represents a complete listing of Tolkien’s art in The Silmarillion.
TAI #6 | The Mountain-path | ||||||
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Bodleian MS. Tolkien Drawings 13r perspectives black ink lightning mountains · hills roads · paths Misty Mountains (Hithaeglir) | Year | Source | H&A | Page | Figure | Notes | |
1937 | The Hobbit | A·3·a | 68 | ||||
1975 | ’76 Calendar (Unwin) | E·ii·10 | November | colorized | |||
1977 | ’78 Desk Calendar (Ball.) | E·ii·13 | November | colorized | |||
1978 | The Silmarillion | A·15·d | dust jacket | colorized | |||
1979 | Pictures 1 | E·i·2 | [24] | 7, left | |||
1979 | Pictures 1 | E·i·2 | [25] | 7, right | colorized | ||
1987 | Hobbit: Drawings, W’colors, MSs | D·ii·66 | 28 | 21 | |||
1988 | Annotated Hobbit 1 | A·3·dd | 67 | ||||
1991 | Hobbit Birthday Book | E·ii·28 | 11 | November | colorized | ||
1995 | Art. & Ill. | 118 | 109 | ||||
2002 | Annotated Hobbit 2 | 102 | |||||
2011 | Art of Hobbit | 58 | 34 | ||||
2018 | Maker of Middle-earth | 304 | item 139 | ||||
2018 | Tolkien Treasures | 93 | |||||
2019 | Voyage en Terre du Milieu | 107 | 39 | as “Le Sentier de montagne” | |||
TAI #36 | “Lúthien Tinúviel” plaque with heraldic device MS. Tolkien Drawings 91, fol. 8r shows that Hammond & Scull‘s orientation is correct, and that the diameter (unclear as to inner or pencil guide) is 54mm — though this was crossed out and not emended) | ||||||
Bodleian MS. Tolkien Drawings 91, fol. 7r heraldic devices patterns black ink colored pencil pencil watercolor emblems · insignia plants · flowers · grasses Lúthien Tinúviel | Year | Source | H&A | Page | Figure | Notes | |
1973 | ’74 Calendar (Unwin) | E·ii·6 | back cover | bottom left | device only | ||
1977 | ’78 Calendar (Unwin) | E·ii·15 | front cover | device only; [unsure of orientation] | |||
1977 | The Silmarillion | A·15 | dust jacket front | device only | |||
1978 | ’79 Desk Calendar (Ball.) | E·ii·20 | July | verso, left | device only | ||
1979 | Pictures 1 | E·i·2 | [105] | 47, upper right | device only | ||
1991 | ’92 Diary | E·ii·29 | 1992-01-24 | device only | |||
1992 | Life & Legend | 74 | 217, center left | monochrome | |||
1992 | Life & Legend | 77 | 217, center | enlarged detail of plaque showing device and inscription | |||
1995 | Art. & Ill. | 197 | 194 | device only | |||
2018 | Maker of Middle-earth | [237] | item 80 | device and title inscription only | |||
2018 | Tolkien Treasures | 80 | |||||
2018 | Tolkien Treasures | [81] | enlarged | ||||
2019 | Voyage en Terre du Milieu | 270 | 191, below | as one of “Emblèmes héraldiques de Lúthien Tinúviel, vers 1960”; device and title inscription only | |||
TAI #114 | bird in flowering tree | ||||||
tableaux birds · eagles plants · flowers · grasses trees · forests | Year | Source | H&A | Page | Figure | Notes | |
1978 | ’79 Calendar (Unwin) | E·ii·18 | November | center | |||
1979 | Pictures 1 | E·i·2 | [95] | 42, center | |||
1983 | The Silmarillion | A·15·j | front cover | ||||
1991 | ’92 Diary | E·ii·29 | 1992-01-17 | ||||
1992 | Life & Legend | 77 | 212 | ||||
TAI #112 | seascape frieze | ||||||
Bodleian MS. Tolkien Drawings 87, fol. 52 friezes tableaux colored pencil pencil birds · eagles clouds · mists · snow rivers · lakes · seas | Year | Source | H&A | Page | Figure | Notes | |
1978 | ’79 Calendar (Unwin) | E·ii·18 | November | top | |||
1979 | Pictures 1 | E·i·2 | [95] | 42, top | |||
1983 | The Silmarillion | A·15·j | front cover | detail | |||
1995 | Art. & Ill. | 62 | 59, top | ||||
TAI #116 | mountains & trees frieze | ||||||
Bodleian MS. Tolkien Drawings 87, fol. 52 friezes tableaux colored pencil pencil clouds · mists · snow moon mountains · hills rivers · lakes · seas trees · forests | Year | Source | H&A | Page | Figure | Notes | |
1978 | ’79 Calendar (Unwin) | E·ii·7 | November | bottom | |||
1979 | Pictures 1 | E·i·2 | [95] | 42, bottom | |||
1983 | The Silmarillion | A·15·j | front cover | detail | |||
1995 | Art. & Ill. | 62 | 59, middle | ||||
TAI #31 | Fingolfin heraldic device Inscribed in pencil to right, “Fingolfin & / his house”. MS. Tolkien Drawings 91, fol. 4r, shows that all reproductions of this device before 2018 are rotated 90º counterclockwise to what was intended; also, that each side is (or should be) 51mm — though this figure was crossed out and not emended. | ||||||
Bodleian MS. Tolkien Drawings 91, fol. 3r heraldic devices blue ink colored pencil pencil red ink emblems · insignia stars sun Fingolfin | Year | Source | H&A | Page | Figure | Notes | |
1973 | ’74 Calendar (Unwin) | E·ii·6 | back cover | top left | rotated 90º counterclockwise | ||
1977 | ’78 Calendar (Unwin) | E·ii·15 | February | top right | [unsure of orientation] | ||
1977 | The Silmarillion | A·15·a | dust jacket (back) | top left | rotated 90º counterclockwise | ||
1978 | ’79 Desk Calendar (Ball.) | E·ii·20 | November | verso, right | rotated 90º counterclockwise | ||
1979 | Pictures 1 | E·i·2 | [105] | 47, top right | rotated 90º counterclockwise | ||
1991 | ’92 Diary | E·ii·29 | 1992-03-06 | rotated 90º counterclockwise, then inverted | |||
1992 | Life & Legend | 67 | top left | rotated 90º counterclockwise; monochrome | |||
1995 | Art. & Ill. | 195 | 192, lower | rotated 90º counterclockwise | |||
2018 | Maker of Middle-earth | 81 | 39 (lower) | ||||
TAI #35 | Eärendil heraldic device MS. Tolkien Drawings 91, fol. 6r, confirms orientation; also, that each side is (or should be) 51mm — though this figure was crossed out and not emended. Faint compassed circle guide surrounds it, several mm outside of furthest extremities | ||||||
Bodleian MS. Tolkien Drawings 91, fol. 5r heraldic devices black ink colored pencil pencil watercolor emblems · insignia stars Eärendil | Year | Source | H&A | Page | Figure | Notes | |
1973 | ’74 Calendar (Unwin) | E·ii·6 | back cover | right | |||
1977 | The Silmarillion | A·15 | dust jacket (back) | top right | |||
1978 | ’79 Desk Calendar (Ball.) | E·ii·20 | February | verso, right | tipped 45º | ||
1979 | Pictures 1 | E·i·2 | [105] | 47, near bottom right | |||
1992 | Life & Legend | [66] | top left | monochrome | |||
TAI #37 | Idril Celebrindal plaque with heraldic device Inscribed above in Tengwar in blue pencil, “Menelluin Irildeo Ondolindello”; in Latin characters in pencil to the lower right, “Idril’s Device / The ‘Cornflower‘ pattern / Menelluin. / Origin of (often / debased) Numenorean / circular patterns”; and in Latin characters below, “Inlaid plaque / preserved from Gondolin / & descending from Earendil / to Númenor, whence it was / saved by Elendil & taken to / Gondor”. MS. Tolkien Drawings 91, fol. 12r shows that Hammond & Scull‘s orientation is correct, and that the diameter (unclear as to inner or pencil guide) is 54mm — though this was crossed out and not emended) | ||||||
Bodleian MS. Tolkien Drawings 91, fol. 11r heraldic devices colored pencil pencil emblems · insignia plants · flowers · grasses Idril Celebrindal | Year | Source | H&A | Page | Figure | Notes | |
1973 | ’74 Calendar (Unwin) | E·ii·6 | back cover | bottom right | device only | ||
1977 | ’78 Calendar (Unwin) | E·ii·15 | April | top left of center | device only; [unsure of orientation] | ||
1977 | The Silmarillion | A·15 | dust jacket (back) | center | device only | ||
1978 | ’79 Desk Calendar (Ball.) | E·ii·20 | July | verso, right | device only | ||
1979 | Pictures 1 | E·i·2 | [105] | 47, lower middle | device only | ||
1992 | Life & Legend | 77 | 218 | ||||
1992 | Life & Legend | 91 | left | device only; black & white | |||
1995 | Art. & Ill. | 192 | 189 | ||||
2018 | Maker of Middle-earth | [237] | item 79 | device and title inscription only | |||
TAI #38 | Elwë heraldic device MS. Tolkien Drawings 91, fol. 2r, shows that Hammond & Scull‘s orientation is correct; also, that each side is (or should be) 51mm — though this figure was crossed out and not emended. | ||||||
Bodleian MS. Tolkien Drawings 91, fol. 1r heraldic devices black ink colored pencil pencil emblems · insignia stars Elwë | Year | Source | H&A | Page | Figure | Notes | |
1973 | ’74 Calendar (Unwin) | E·ii·6 | back cover | bottom | |||
1977 | ’78 Calendar (Unwin) | E·ii·15 | April | top left | [unsure of orientation] | ||
1977 | The Silmarillion | A·15 | dust jacket (back) | bottom left | |||
1978 | ’79 Desk Calendar (Ball.) | E·ii·20 | May | verso, left | rotated 90º counterclockwise | ||
1979 | Pictures 1 | E·i·2 | [105] | 47, top left | |||
1995 | Art. & Ill. | 194 | 191, lower | ||||
TAI #33 | Fëanor heraldic device Inscribed to the right in pencil, “Fëanor”. MS. Tolkien Drawings 91, fol. 6r, confirms orientation; also, that each side is (or should be) 51mm — though this figure was crossed out and not emended. | ||||||
Bodleian MS. Tolkien Drawings 91, fol. 5r heraldic devices colored pencil pencil emblems · insignia sun Fëanor | Year | Source | H&A | Page | Figure | Notes | |
1973 | ’74 Calendar (Unwin) | E·ii·6 | back cover | left | |||
1977 | ’78 Calendar (Unwin) | E·ii·15 | February | top left | [unsure of orientation] | ||
1977 | The Silmarillion | A·15 | dust jacket (back) | bottom right | |||
1978 | ’79 Desk Calendar (Ball.) | E·ii·20 | October | verso, left | |||
1979 | Pictures 1 | E·i·2 | [105] | 47, near top right | |||
1991 | ’92 Diary | E·ii·29 | 1992-07-17 | mirrored vertically | |||
1992 | Life & Legend | [66] | middle left | monochrome |
All images by J.R.R. Tolkien are copyright © The Tolkien Estate Limited or © The Tolkien Trust. The omission of greeting cards and jigsaw puzzles from the above list of sources is intentional.