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. | ||||||
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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) |
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