TAI #18 | “Conversation with Smaug” | ||||||
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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 #19 | Dust jacket design for The Fellowship of the Ring (V) | ||||||
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 #67 | heraldic device of the Silmarils Inscribed in pencil to the right, “Ancient / Emblem / representing / one derivation of / the Silmarils / from the light of / the trees upon / Ezellohar”. | ||||||
Bodleian MS. Tolkien Drawings 91, fol. 34r heraldic devices colored pencil pencil emblems · insignia rings · jewels · gold | Year | Source | H&A | Page | Figure | Notes | |
1977 | ’78 Calendar (Unwin) | E·ii·15 | April | lower left | [unsure of orientation] | ||
1979 | Pictures 1 | E·i·2 | [105] | 47, bottom center | |||
1991 | ’92 Diary | E·ii·29 | 1992-04-04 | ||||
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 #265 | Dust-jacket design for The Two Towers | ||||||
Bodleian MS. Tolkien Drawings 90, fol. 28r diagrams · designs objects tableaux black ink pencil red ink architecture buildings moon rings · jewels · gold sun Nazgûl Barad-dûr (Dark Tower) Mordor Orodruin (Mt. Doom) | Year | Source | H&A | Page | Figure | Notes | |
1995 | Art. & Ill. | 180 | 179 | monochrome | |||
2015 | Art of LR | 221 | 178 | ||||
2018 | Maker of Middle-earth | [372] | 118 | ||||
TAI #266 | Dust-jacket design for The Two Towers | ||||||
Bodleian MS. Tolkien Drawings 90, fol. 29r diagrams · designs tableaux black ink gray body color pencil red body color white body color architecture buildings moon mountains · hills rings · jewels · gold stars Nazgûl Barad-dûr (Dark Tower) Mordor Orodruin (Mt. Doom) | Year | Source | H&A | Page | Figure | Notes | |
1992 | Life & Legend | 87 | 170 | monochrome | |||
1995 | Art. & Ill. | 181 | 180 | cast as olive green | |||
2015 | Art of LR | 222 | 179 | ||||
2015 | Art of LR | dust jacket back | towers, mountains, moon, star | ||||
2018 | Maker of Middle-earth | [370] | item 168 | ||||
2018 | Tolkien Treasures | 107 | |||||
2019 | Voyage en Terre du Milieu | 65 | 3 | as “Maquette de la jaquette pour Les Deux Tours” | |||
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 #436 | Crown of Gondor (sketch) | ||||||
Marquette MS. Tolkien 3/8/13/7b diagrams · designs objects blue ink crowns · hats · helms rings · jewels · gold | Year | Source | H&A | Page | Figure | Notes | |
2015 | Art of LR | 192 | 151, lower left | ||||
TAI #437 | Crown of Gondor (sketch) | ||||||
Marquette MS. Tolkien 3/9/23/4a diagrams · designs objects pencil crowns · hats · helms rings · jewels · gold | Year | Source | H&A | Page | Figure | Notes | |
2015 | Art of LR | 193 | 152, above | ||||
TAI #438 | Crown of Gondor (sketch) | ||||||
Marquette MS. Tolkien 3/9/23/4a diagrams · designs objects pencil crowns · hats · helms rings · jewels · gold | Year | Source | H&A | Page | Figure | Notes | |
2015 | Art of LR | 193 | 152, below | ||||
TAI #439 | Crown of Gondor (later sketch) | ||||||
objects tableaux black ink crowns · hats · helms rings · jewels · gold | Year | Source | H&A | Page | Figure | Notes | |
2015 | Art of LR | 195 | 153, left | ||||
TAI #440 | Crown of Gondor (later sketch) | ||||||
diagrams · designs objects black ink crowns · hats · helms rings · jewels · gold | Year | Source | H&A | Page | Figure | Notes | |
2015 | Art of LR | 195 | 153, right | ||||
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 #451 | ring with banner trial for dust jacket for The Two Towers | ||||||
Bodleian MS. Tolkien A 12/4, fol. 96v diagrams · designs tableaux blue ink rings · jewels · gold | Year | Source | H&A | Page | Figure | Notes | |
2015 | Art of LR | 220 | 177, top left | ||||
TAI #452 | ring with satellite rings trial for dust jacket design for The Two Towers | ||||||
Bodleian MS. Tolkien A 12/4, fol. 96v diagrams · designs tableaux blue ink rings · jewels · gold | Year | Source | H&A | Page | Figure | Notes | |
2015 | Art of LR | 220 | 177, upper left | ||||
TAI #453 | three rings trial for dust jacket design for The Two Towers | ||||||
Bodleian MS. Tolkien A 12/4, fol. 96v diagrams · designs tableaux blue ink rings · jewels · gold | Year | Source | H&A | Page | Figure | Notes | |
2015 | Art of LR | 220 | 177, center left | ||||
TAI #456 | Crown of Gondor, trial for The Return of the King dust jacket | ||||||
Bodleian MS. Tolkien Drawings 90, fol. 26r diagrams · designs objects blue pen pencil crowns · hats · helms rings · jewels · gold | Year | Source | H&A | Page | Figure | Notes | |
2015 | Art of LR | 226 | 181, top center | ||||
TAI #457 | Crown of Gondor, trial for The Return of the King dust jacket | ||||||
Bodleian MS. Tolkien Drawings 90, fol. 26r diagrams · designs objects pencil crowns · hats · helms rings · jewels · gold | Year | Source | H&A | Page | Figure | Notes | |
2015 | Art of LR | 226 | 181, upper center | ||||
TAI #458 | ring with fire, trial for The Return of the King dust jacket | ||||||
Bodleian MS. Tolkien Drawings 90, fol. 26r diagrams · designs tableaux black ink colored pencil fire rings · jewels · gold | Year | Source | H&A | Page | Figure | Notes | |
2015 | Art of LR | 226 | 181, lower center | ||||
TAI #551 | ‘Celbarus’ | ||||||
Bodleian MS. Tolkien S 1/XIV, fol. 105r tableaux black ink pencil mountains · hills rings · jewels · gold sun trees · forests | Year | Source | H&A | Page | Figure | Notes | |
2018 | Maker of Middle-earth | [213] | 82, bottom | ||||
2020 | Worlds of Tolkien | 48 | top figure, bottom item |
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.