| TAI #2 | The Hobbit, final binding | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| friezes tableaux finished binding Cirth dragons moon mountains · hills sun | Year | Source | H&A | Page | Figure | Notes | |
| 1937 | The Hobbit | A·3·a | covers | ||||
| 1988 | Annotated Hobbit 1 | A·3·dd | front cover | dragon from front cover only | |||
| 1988 | Annotated Hobbit 1 | A·3·dd | 3 | monochrome | |||
| 1991 | ’92 Diary | E·ii·29 | 1992-05-29 | dragon from back cover only | |||
| 1991 | ’92 Diary | E·ii·29 | 1992-07-10 | part of frieze only | |||
| 1991 | ’92 Diary | E·ii·29 | 1992-09-18 | dragon from front cover only | |||
| 1993 | Descriptive Bibliography | 5 | II | ||||
| 1995 | Art. & Ill. | 148 | 142 | monochrome | |||
| 2002 | Annotated Hobbit 2 | [i] | dragon from front cover only | ||||
| 2002 | Annotated Hobbit 2 | [xiii] | dragon from front cover only | ||||
| 2002 | Annotated Hobbit 2 | 16, right | monochrome | ||||
| 2011 | Art of Hobbit | 135 | 98 | ||||
| 2018 | Maker of Middle-earth | 320 | 106 | Bodleian Arch. AA e. 143 | |||
| TAI #3 | Thror’s map East is on top. | ||||||
| Bodleian MS. Tolkien Drawings 34r artifacts maps blue ink red ink arrows · compass roses Cirth dragons mountains · hills rivers · lakes · seas spiders · insects Celduin (River Running) The Desolation of Smaug Erebor (The Lonely Mountain) Long Lake Rhovanion (Wilderland) | Year | Source | H&A | Page | Figure | Notes | |
| 1937 | The Hobbit | A·3·b | front endsheet | ||||
| 1988 | Annotated Hobbit 1 | A·3·dd | 28 | monochrome, with yellow-brown runes; moon-letters omitted | |||
| 1988 | Annotated Hobbit 1 | A·3·dd | 63 | monochrome, with runes on left in light yellow-brown | |||
| 1991 | ’92 Diary | E·ii·29 | 1992-03-13 | spider & web only, rotated | |||
| 1991 | ’92 Diary | E·ii·29 | 1992-03-27 | upper dragon only, flipped horizontally | |||
| 1991 | ’92 Diary | E·ii·29 | 1992-09-25 | manicule and runes (from left) only | |||
| 2002 | Annotated Hobbit 2 | 50 | moon-letters omitted | ||||
| 2011 | Art of Hobbit | [3] | lower dragon only; rust-colored ink | ||||
| 2011 | Art of Hobbit | 53 | 28 | ||||
| 2018 | Maker of Middle-earth | [292–93] | 96 | ||||
| 2018 | Tolkien Treasures | 92 | |||||
| 2019 | Voyage en Terre du Milieu | 117 | 49 | as “Carte de Thror, illustration du Hobbit” | |||
| TAI #18 | “Conversation with Smaug” | ||||||
| Bodleian MS. Tolkien Drawings 30r perspectives black ink colored ink pencil watercolor white body color architecture Cirth dragons rings · jewels · gold weapons Bilbo Smaug Erebor (The Lonely Mountain) | Year | Source | H&A | Page | Figure | Notes | |
| 1938 | The Hobbit | A·3·b | 228, facing | ||||
| 1972 | ’73 Calendar (Ball.) | E·ii·5 | June | ||||
| 1973 | ’74 Calendar (Unwin) | E·ii·6 | July | ||||
| 1973 | ’74 Calendar (Ball.) | E·ii·7 | June | ||||
| 1975 | ’76 Calendar (Unwin) | E·ii·10 | December | ||||
| 1977 | ’78 Desk Calendar (Ball.) | E·ii·13 | December | ||||
| 1979 | Pictures 1 | E·i·2 | [45] | 17 | |||
| 1987 | ’88 Calendar (Ball.) | E·ii·27 | July | ||||
| 1987 | Hobbit: Drawings, W’colors, MSs | D·ii·66 | 25 | 42 | |||
| 1987 | ’88 Calendar (Unwin) | E·ii·26 | July | ||||
| 1988 | Annotated Hobbit 1 | A·3·dd | 3 | monochrome; as part of first American dust jacket | |||
| 1988 | Annotated Hobbit 1 | A·3·dd | 230 | monochrome | |||
| 1991 | Hobbit Birthday Book | E·ii·28 | 4 | April | |||
| 1991 | ’92 Diary | E·ii·29 | 1992-08-03 | ||||
| 1995 | Art. & Ill. | 140 | 133 | ||||
| 2002 | Annotated Hobbit 2 | third plate, top | |||||
| 2002 | Annotated Hobbit 2 | dust jacket | center only | ||||
| 2002 | Annotated Hobbit 2 | 18 | monochrome; as part of first American dust jacket | ||||
| 2002 | Annotated Hobbit 2 | 277 | monochrome | ||||
| 2007 | History of Hobbit | plate XI, top | |||||
| 2011 | Art of Hobbit | 104 | 71 | ||||
| 2011 | Art of Hobbit | 141 | 103, center | detail of Bilbo | |||
| 2018 | Maker of Middle-earth | [288] | enlarged detail showing Smaug, Bilbo, and the Arkenstone | ||||
| 2018 | Maker of Middle-earth | [314] | item 143 | ||||
| 2018 | Tolkien Treasures | front cover | detail | ||||
| 2018 | Tolkien Treasures | 100 | |||||
| 2018 | Tolkien Treasures | [101] | enlarged detail showing Smaug, Bilbo, and the Arkenstone | ||||
| 2019 | Voyage en Terre du Milieu | 122 | 53 | as “Conversation avec Smaug, illustration du Hobbit” | |||
| TAI #56 | Book of Mazarbul; page 1, final art — See also TAI #381 | ||||||
| Bodleian MS. Tolkien Drawings 73r artifacts black ink red ink watercolor books · letters Cirth | Year | Source | H&A | Page | Figure | Notes | |
| 1976 | ’77 Calendar (Unwin) | E·ii·12 | December | top | with leaves 2 & 3 | ||
| 1979 | Pictures 1 | E·i·2a, E·i·2b | [57] | 23, top | with leaves 2 & 3 | ||
| 1992 | Pictures 2 | E·i·2c | [59] | 24, top | with leaves 2 & 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 | 1st plate, v | ||||
| 2015 | Art of LR | 86 | 61 | ||||
| 2015 | Tolkien Estate web site | Calligraphy gallery | 1st item | ||||
| 2018 | Maker of Middle-earth | [349] | item 157 | ||||
| 2019 | Voyage en Terre du Milieu | 115 | 47 | as “Le Livre de Mazarbul, première feuille” | |||
| 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 #220 | “Thror’s Map. Copied by B. Baggins” | ||||||
| Bodleian MS. Tolkien Drawings 33r artifacts maps black ink pencil red ink arrows · compass roses Cirth mountains · hills rivers · lakes · seas Celduin (River Running) Dale The Desolation of Smaug Erebor (The Lonely Mountain) Long Lake Rhovanion (Wilderland) | Year | Source | H&A | Page | Figure | Notes | |
| 1992 | Life & Legend | 48 | 107 | monochrome | |||
| 1995 | Art. & Ill. | 92 | 85 | monochrome | |||
| 2002 | Annotated Hobbit 2 | 51 | monochrome | ||||
| 2007 | History of Hobbit | plate I, top | |||||
| 2011 | Art of Hobbit | 51 | 25 | ||||
| 2019 | Voyage en Terre du Milieu | 83 | 17 | as “Carte de Thror, copiée par B. Bessac” | |||
| TAI #221 | Thror’s Map proof | ||||||
| Marquette MS. Tolkien 1/2/5/1 artifacts maps printed proof arrows · compass roses Cirth dragons mountains · hills rivers · lakes · seas spiders · insects Celduin (River Running) Dale The Desolation of Smaug Erebor (The Lonely Mountain) The Forest River Long Lake Mirkwood Rhovanion (Wilderland) | Year | Source | H&A | Page | Figure | Notes | |
| 1995 | Art. & Ill. | 93 | 86 | monochrome | |||
| 2011 | Art of Hobbit | 54 | 29 | ||||
| TAI #244 | Design for Hobbit back cover and spine | ||||||
| Bodleian MS. Tolkien Drawings 89, fol. 43r diagrams · designs friezes tableaux black ink pencil Cirth dragons moon mountains · hills Erebor (The Lonely Mountain) Rhovanion (Wilderland) | Year | Source | H&A | Page | Figure | Notes | |
| 1995 | Art. & Ill. | 147 | 141 | monochrome | |||
| 2011 | Art of Hobbit | 134 | 97 | ||||
| TAI #245 | Hobbit cover sketch: sun with moon and rune | ||||||
| Bodleian MS. Tolkien Drawings 89, fol. 43r diagrams · designs tableaux pencil Cirth moon mountains · hills sun | Year | Source | H&A | Page | Figure | Notes | |
| 1995 | Art. & Ill. | 147 | 141, left | monochrome | |||
| 2011 | Art of Hobbit | 134 | 97, left | ||||
| TAI #246 | Hobbit cover sketch: moon and rune | ||||||
| Bodleian MS. Tolkien Drawings 89, fol. 43r diagrams · designs black ink Cirth moon | Year | Source | H&A | Page | Figure | Notes | |
| 1995 | Art. & Ill. | 147 | 141, upper center | monochrome | |||
| 2011 | Art of Hobbit | 134 | 97, upper center | ||||
| TAI #247 | Hobbit cover sketch: moon and rune | ||||||
| Bodleian MS. Tolkien Drawings 89, fol. 43r diagrams · designs pencil Cirth moon | Year | Source | H&A | Page | Figure | Notes | |
| 1995 | Art. & Ill. | 147 | 141, center | monochrome | |||
| 2011 | Art of Hobbit | 134 | 97, center | ||||
| TAI #248 | Hobbit cover sketch: moon and rune | ||||||
| Bodleian MS. Tolkien Drawings 89, fol. 43r diagrams · designs black ink pencil Cirth moon | Year | Source | H&A | Page | Figure | Notes | |
| 1995 | Art. & Ill. | 147 | 141, right | ||||
| 2011 | Art of Hobbit | 134 | 97, right | ||||
| TAI #249 | Hobbit cover sketch: moon and rune | ||||||
| Bodleian MS. Tolkien Drawings 89, fol. 43r diagrams · designs black ink pencil Cirth moon | Year | Source | H&A | Page | Figure | Notes | |
| 1995 | Art. & Ill. | 147 | 141, lower center | monochrome | |||
| 2011 | Art of Hobbit | 134 | 97, lower center | ||||
| TAI #254 | Book of Mazarbul; page 1, version 2 — See also TAI #56 | ||||||
| Marquette MS. Tolkien 3/3/11/12a artifacts colored pencil pencil books · letters Cirth | Year | Source | H&A | Page | Figure | Notes | |
| 1995 | Art. & Ill. | 160 | 155 | ||||
| 2015 | Art of LR | 79 | 56 | ||||
| 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 #348 | Design for Hobbit back cover and spine | ||||||
| Bodleian MS. Tolkien Drawings 89, fol. 44r diagrams · designs pencil Cirth moon mountains · hills sun | Year | Source | H&A | Page | Figure | Notes | |
| 2011 | Art of Hobbit | 133 | 96 | ||||
| TAI #381 | Book of Mazarbul; page 1, version 1 — See also TAI #56 | ||||||
| Marquette MS. Tolkien 2/1/10/1a artifacts diagrams · designs pencil books · letters books · letters Cirth | Year | Source | H&A | Page | Figure | Notes | |
| 2015 | Art of LR | 78 | 55 | ||||
| TAI #382 | Book of Mazarbul; page 1, version 3 — See also TAI #56 | ||||||
| Marquette MS. Tolkien 3/4/12/1a artifacts diagrams · designs black ink colored pencil pencil books · letters Cirth | Year | Source | H&A | Page | Figure | Notes | |
| 1974 | Tree, Leaf: Visual Image | frontispiece | |||||
| 2004 | Invented Worlds | 6 | |||||
| 2011 | Double Worlds/Creative Process | [125] | 12.1 | monochrome | |||
| 2015 | Art of LR | 80 | 57 | ||||
| TAI #383 | Book of Mazarbul; page 1, version 4 — See also TAI #56 | ||||||
| Marquette MS. Tolkien 3/4/12/2a artifacts diagrams · designs black ink colored pencil pencil books · letters Cirth | Year | Source | H&A | Page | Figure | Notes | |
| 2015 | Art of LR | 82 | 58 | ||||
| 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 | ||||
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