| TAI #120 | Númenórean helmet | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| diagrams · designs objects black ink blue ink green ink red ink crowns · hats · helms | Year | Source | H&A | Page | Figure | Notes | |
| 1982 | Unfinished Tales | A·17·e | front cover | ||||
| TAI #188 | frieze pattern with Crown of Gondor (I) from first King’s Letter | ||||||
| Marquette MS. Tolkien 3/9/35/1a friezes objects black ink books · letters crowns · hats · helms | Year | Source | H&A | Page | Figure | Notes | |
| 1992 | HM9a: Sauron | A·29 | 130 | top left | |||
| 2015 | Art of LR | 233 | 186, top left | ||||
| TAI #189 | frieze pattern with Crown of Gondor (II) from first King’s Letter | ||||||
| Marquette MS. Tolkien 3/9/35/1a friezes objects black ink books · letters crowns · hats · helms | Year | Source | H&A | Page | Figure | Notes | |
| 1992 | HM9a: Sauron | A·29 | 131 | 1 | |||
| 2015 | Art of LR | 233 | 186, top right | ||||
| TAI #190 | frieze pattern with Crown of Gondor from third King’s Letter; crown on the right | ||||||
| Marquette MS. Tolkien MSs 4/2/25 friezes objects black ink pencil books · letters crowns · hats · helms | Year | Source | H&A | Page | Figure | Notes | |
| 1992 | HM9a: Sauron | A·29 | 131 | top left | |||
| 2015 | Art of LR | 235 | 188, top left | ||||
| 2018 | Maker of Middle-earth | [365] | item 166, top left | ||||
| TAI #191 | frieze pattern with Crown of Gondor from third King’s Letter; crown on the left | ||||||
| Marquette MS. Tolkien MSs 4/2/25 friezes objects black ink pencil books · letters crowns · hats · helms | Year | Source | H&A | Page | Figure | Notes | |
| 1992 | HM9a: Sauron | A·29 | 131 | top right | |||
| 2015 | Art of LR | 235 | 188, top right | ||||
| 2018 | Maker of Middle-earth | [365] | item 166, top right | ||||
| TAI #192 | Crown of Gondor from third King’s Letter; standing alone | ||||||
| Marquette MS. Tolkien MSs 4/2/25 objects books · letters crowns · hats · helms | Year | Source | H&A | Page | Figure | Notes | |
| 1992 | HM9a: Sauron | A·29 | 131 | upper right | |||
| 2015 | Art of LR | 235 | 188, upper right | ||||
| 2018 | Maker of Middle-earth | [365] | item 166, upper right | ||||
| TAI #208 | Goosegrass | ||||||
| Bodleian MS. Tolkien Drawings 91, fol. 60r objects tableaux black ink plants · flowers · grasses | Year | Source | H&A | Page | Figure | Notes | |
| 1995 | Art. & Ill. | [6] | 2 | monochrome | |||
| TAI #213 | flower — See also TAI #40 | ||||||
| Bodleian MS. Tolkien Drawings 87, fol. 37r diagrams · designs objects black ink pencil watercolor plants · flowers · grasses | Year | Source | H&A | Page | Figure | Notes | |
| 1992 | Life & Legend | [52] | 132, upper right | monochrome | |||
| 1992 | Life & Legend | 91 | upper left | monochrome | |||
| 1995 | Art. & Ill. | 52 | 48, upper right | ||||
| 2018 | Maker of Middle-earth | [271] | 95, upper right | ||||
| 2018 | Tolkien Treasures | [57] | upper right | ||||
| 2019 | Voyage en Terre du Milieu | 233 | 153, upper left | as part of “Dragon torsadé” | |||
| TAI #214 | flower — See also TAI #40 | ||||||
| Bodleian MS. Tolkien Drawings 87, fol. 37r diagrams · designs objects black ink pencil watercolor plants · flowers · grasses | Year | Source | H&A | Page | Figure | Notes | |
| 1992 | Life & Legend | [52] | 132.3, top right | monochrome | |||
| 1992 | Life & Legend | 93 | bottom left | black & white | |||
| 1995 | Art. & Ill. | 52 | 48, top right | ||||
| 2018 | Maker of Middle-earth | [271] | 95, top right | ||||
| 2018 | Tolkien Treasures | [57] | top right | ||||
| 2019 | Voyage en Terre du Milieu | 233 | 153, top right | as part of “Dragon torsadé” | |||
| 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 #294 | Mordor Special Mission Flying Corps emblem Inscribed in pen to the lower left, “MSMFC [in Tengwar] / MSMFC / Mordor Special Mission / Flying Corps / Emblem”, and in pencil “seen from below / Aug 1969”. | ||||||
| Bodleian MS. Tolkien Drawings 93, fol. 11r objects patterns black pen green pen pencil red pen emblems · insignia | Year | Source | H&A | Page | Figure | Notes | |
| 1995 | Art. & Ill. | 189 | 185, top | ||||
| TAI #296 | seven-branched candlestick | ||||||
| Bodleian MS. Tolkien Drawings 93, fol. 39r objects tableaux green pen red pen tools · instruments | Year | Source | H&A | Page | Figure | Notes | |
| 1995 | Art. & Ill. | 190 | 186, left | ||||
| TAI #299 | banded belt design or stamp cancellation | ||||||
| Bodleian MS. Tolkien Drawings 93, fol. 39r objects patterns black pen green pen red pen belts · boots · clothing | Year | Source | H&A | Page | Figure | Notes | |
| 1995 | Art. & Ill. | 190 | 186, top right | ||||
| TAI #353 | The White Tree and stars | ||||||
| Bodleian MS. Tolkien Drawings 90, fol. 39v objects tableaux plants · flowers · grasses stars trees · forests | Year | Source | H&A | Page | Figure | Notes | |
| 2015 | Art of LR | front cover | with black background | ||||
| 2015 | Art of LR | 228 | 183 | ||||
| TAI #387 | Rune on Sam’s box I | ||||||
| Marquette MS. Tolkien 2/1/14/6b diagrams · designs objects pencil plants · flowers · grasses | Year | Source | H&A | Page | Figure | Notes | |
| 2015 | Art of LR | 91 | 66, center | ||||
| TAI #388 | Rune on Sam’s box II | ||||||
| Marquette MS. Tolkien 2/1/14/6b diagrams · designs objects patterns black ink pencil | Year | Source | H&A | Page | Figure | Notes | |
| 2015 | Art of LR | 91 | 66, top | ||||
| TAI #434 | Crown of Gondor (sketch) | ||||||
| Marquette MS. Tolkien 3/8/13/7b diagrams · designs objects blue ink crowns · hats · helms | Year | Source | H&A | Page | Figure | Notes | |
| 2015 | Art of LR | 192 | 151, top left | ||||
| TAI #435 | Crown of Gondor (sketch) | ||||||
| Marquette MS. Tolkien 3/8/13/7b diagrams · designs objects blue ink crowns · hats · helms | Year | Source | H&A | Page | Figure | Notes | |
| 2015 | Art of LR | 192 | 151, center left | ||||
| 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 #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 #531 | belt pattern | ||||||
| Bodleian MS. Tolkien Drawings 94, fol. 66r objects patterns black pen blue pen green pen red pen belts · boots · clothing | Year | Source | H&A | Page | Figure | Notes | |
| 2018 | Maker of Middle-earth | [191] | item 60, center left | ||||
| TAI #534 | belt pattern | ||||||
| Bodleian MS. Tolkien Drawings 94, fol. 66r objects patterns black pen green pen belts · boots · clothing | Year | Source | H&A | Page | Figure | Notes | |
| 2018 | Maker of Middle-earth | [191] | item 60, right of center | ||||
| TAI #535 | double belt pattern | ||||||
| Bodleian MS. Tolkien Drawings 94, fol. 66r objects patterns black pen blue pen green pen belts · boots · clothing | Year | Source | H&A | Page | Figure | Notes | |
| 2018 | Maker of Middle-earth | [191] | item 60, right | ||||
| TAI #536 | belt pattern | ||||||
| Bodleian MS. Tolkien Drawings 94, fol. 66r objects patterns black pen green pen belts · boots · clothing | Year | Source | H&A | Page | Figure | Notes | |
| 2018 | Maker of Middle-earth | [191] | item 60, bottom, right of center | ||||
| TAI #539 | belt, ribbon, or caterpillar | ||||||
| Bodleian MS. Tolkien Drawings 91, fol. 21r objects patterns black ink pencil belts · boots · clothing | Year | Source | H&A | Page | Figure | Notes | |
| 2018 | Maker of Middle-earth | 196 | item 63, upper left | ||||
| 2019 | Voyage en Terre du Milieu | 165 | 88, upper left | as one of “Motifs et deux noms propres en lettres elfiques: « Numenore », « Aldarion », vers 1960” | |||
| TAI #540 | belt or ribbon | ||||||
| Bodleian MS. Tolkien Drawings 91, fol. 21r objects patterns black ink pencil belts · boots · clothing | Year | Source | H&A | Page | Figure | Notes | |
| 2018 | Maker of Middle-earth | 196 | item 63, middle left | ||||
| 2019 | Voyage en Terre du Milieu | 165 | 88, middle left | as one of “Motifs et deux noms propres en lettres elfiques: « Numenore », « Aldarion », vers 1960” | |||
| TAI #541 | belt or ribbon | ||||||
| Bodleian MS. Tolkien Drawings 91, fol. 21r objects patterns black ink pencil belts · boots · clothing | Year | Source | H&A | Page | Figure | Notes | |
| 2018 | Maker of Middle-earth | 196 | item 63, middle right | ||||
| 2019 | Voyage en Terre du Milieu | 165 | 88, middle right | as one of “Motifs et deux noms propres en lettres elfiques: « Numenore », « Aldarion », vers 1960” | |||
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