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Tolkien: Voyage en Terre du Milieu Exhibition Map and Guide

Tolkien: Voyage en Terre du Milieu

Exhibition Map and Guide

by Jeremy Edmonds

with much assistance from

Marcel Aubron-Bülles and Marie Bretagnolle

and additional help from

Heidi Neubauer Steimel and Pauline L. and members of Tolkiendil

Map Legend:

Numbers: Exhibits hanging on the wall (typically framed artwork)

Numbers in boxes: Exhibits being shown in glass cases

Numbers in boxes inset in walls: Exhibits being shown in lighted, inset glass cases in the wall

Guide Key:

Name of exhibit, date (Source locator citation) – page reference for item in BnF Catalogue [additional source reference if item not pictured in BnF catalogue] [Other notes]

Links to various resources and places to purchase books are at the bottom.

Introduction

Overview

JRRT at Merton, wearing hat - enlarged photograph (Bodleian MS Tolkien photo. 10, fol. 15r) [reproduced in Maker of Middle-earth, facing title page]

Overview - "Tolkien, Voyage au Terre du Milieu" - introductory text to exhibition

Video – "Hobbit flashpoint"

Design for the dust jacket of The Hobbit (Bodleian - Tolkien Drawings 32) – pp. 62-63 fig. 1

The Hobbit, 1st edition book (Bodleian Arch. AA e. 143) – p. 298 [Reproduced in Maker of Middle-earth p. 320 fig. 106]

The Fellowship of the Ring dustjacket design (Bodleian - Tolkien Drawings 90, fol. 24) – p. 64 fig. 2

The Two Towers dustjacket design (Bodleian - Tolkien Drawings 90, fol. 29) – p. 65 fig. 3

The Return of the King dustjacket design (Bodleian - Tolkien Drawings 90, fol. 30 r⁰) – p. 67 fig. 4

I.1 - Inventor of Middle-earth

Histoire de la Terre du Milieu - Infographic

Video - overview of the geography of the peoples of Middle-earth

Letter to Charles Furth, 4 Feb 1938 (HarperCollins) – p. 72 fig. 7

A Long Expected Party, chapter 1 (Marquette - Tolkien 3/1/7/1a) – p. 75 fig. 10

Notes for the plot of The Lord of the Rings, importance of the ring, early 1938 (Marquette Tolkien MSS 1/1/7/1b) – p. 298 [Reproduced in Maker of Middle-earth p. 333 fig. 109]

Table of Contents, Book I, Lord of the Rings, end of 1930s (Marquette – Tolkien 3/1/2/3a) – p. 298 – [not reproduced]

Draft page from The Lord of the Rings, Book II with a list of names (Marquette – Tolkien 3/3/6/44a) – p. 298 – [not reproduced]

Hobbit long measures, early 1950s (Marquette - Tolkien MSS 4/2/19/15a) – p. 71 fig. 6

The Tale of Years from the Coming of the Valar to the Kingdom of Arda, two pages (Private Collection) – p. 298 - [first page not reproduced but discussed in Morgoth's Ring p. 49, 56-57, second page reproduced as frontispiece to Morgoth's Ring]

First map of The Lord of the Rings, 1937-1949 (Bodleian - Tolkien Drawings 103) – pp. 70-71 fig. 5

Annotated Map of Middle-earth (Bodleian) – pp. 72-73 fig. 8

Map of Middle-earth by Pauline Baynes, 1969 (Bodleian Tolkien Drawings 100) – p. 298 [Reproduced in Maker of Middle-earth p. 385, fig. 173]

[Catalogue says I.1 but item appears at I.2.2] - Plot notes for The Hobbit and name changes, early 1930s (Marquette – MS. Tolkien 1/1/23/3a) – p. 298

I.2 – The Shire

The Shire - Infographic

Video – "Trying my hand at a long story"

The Hall at Bag-End - enlarged wall art

Hobbits: heroes or anti-heroes? - Infographic

Bilbo comes to the Huts of the Raft-Elves tapestry, 2018 (Cité internationale de la tapisserie, Aubusson) – p. 298

Hobbit early manuscript, ?Early 1930s (Marquette – MS. Tolkien 1/1/1/3a) – p. 298 – [not reproduced] [Note: The exhibition plaque dated this "Août 1930" (August 1930), the BnF catalogue dates it "début 1930" ("early 1930"). Marquette dates it as stated here.]

Plot notes for The Hobbit and name changes, early 1930s (Marquette – MS. Tolkien 1/1/23/3a) – p. 298 [catalogue has this listed in I.1 section] [Reproduced in Maker of Middle-earth p. 311 fig. 142]

Hobbit title page, 1930s (Marquette – MS. Tolkien 1/1/1/1a) – p. 298 – [not reproduced] [Note: The exhibition plaque dated this "1930". The BnF catalogue dates it "années 1930" ("1930s") as does Marquette.]

Hobbit title page [with "There and Back Again"], 1936 (Marquette – MS. Tolkien 1/1/51/1a) – p. 298 [Reproduced in Maker of Middle-earth p. 294, fig. 135]

Abandoned Hobbiton Across the Water sketch, 1937 (Bodleian – MS. Tolkien Drawings 4 r⁰) – p. 298 [Reproduced in The Art of The Hobbit, p. 27 fig. 6]

Sketch of Hobbiton Across the Water, 1937 (Bodleian – MS. Tolkien Drawings 6 r⁰) – p. 298 [Reproduced in The Art of The Hobbit p. 29 fig. 8]

Concerning Hobbits, late 1938 (Marquette - Tolkien 3/1/5/1a) – p. 74 fig. 9

Buckland Ferry sketch, 1938? (Bodleian – MS. Tolkien Drawings 90, fol. 13) – p. 298 [Reproduced in The Art of The Lord of the Rings p. 41 fig. 21]

Early draft dustjacket for The Hobbit, 1937 (Marquette – Tolkien 1/2/4/1a) – p. 298 [Reproduced in Maker of Middle-earth p. 321, fig. 145]

First map of the Shire, 1938 (Bodleian - Tolkien Drawings 104) – p. 82 fig 16

Sketch for a watercolour "Bilbo comes…" [July 1937] (Bodleian – Tolkien Drawings 21) – p. 298 [Reproduced in Maker of Middle-earth p. 310, fig. 102]

Bilbo comes to the Huts of the Raft-Elves, 1937 (Bodleian - Tolkien Drawings 29) – p. 85 fig. 18

The Hill [black and white], 1937 (Bodleian – MS. Tolkien Drawings 7) – p. 298 [Reproduced in Maker of Middle-earth p. 298, fig. 98]

The Hill [colour], 1937 (Bodleian - Drawings 26) – p. 79 fig. 13

The Hall at Bag-End (Bodleian - Tolkien Drawings 25) – p. 81 fig. 15

Bag-End, Underhill (Bodleian - Tolkien Drawings 3) – p. 80 fig. 14

The Mountain Path, 1937 (Bodleian - Tolkien Drawings 13) p. 107 fig. 39

Bilbo woke up with the early sun in his eyes, 1937 (Bodleian - Tolkien Drawings 28) – p. 106 fig. 38

Map of Worchestershire and Warwickshire, ca. 1646-49 (BnF Cartes) – p. 298

Description of Northamptonshire, 1591 (BnF Manuscrits) – p. 298

Pictures of Plants, Fuchs, 1549 (BnF Réserve des livres rares) – p. 298

Smoker leaning on table, by David Teniers, 1643 (Musée de Louvre) – p. 86 fig. 19

Drinking song, ca. 1630-1690, by David Teniers (Petit Palais) – p. 298

Theodor Kittelsen: Texts, drawings, paintings, Oslo, Gyldendal, 1945 (Bibliothèque Sainte Geneviève) – [not in catalogue]

Pocket Guide to English Traveller, Gardner, 1719 (BnF Cartes) – p. 89 fig. 22

Bronze sword with lanceolate blade, Central Europe, ca 1000-950 BC (BnF Monnaies, médailles et antiques) – [not in catalogue]

I.3 – Land of the Elves

Elven Realms - Infographic

Video - "Writing Tengwar"

Audio – "Farewell to Lórien" [in French by Thierry Janssen from the translation by Daniel Lauzon; English by JRRT, Caedmon Records, 1975]

"L’Arbre des langues" [Tree of Tongues, "TT" on map] - Infographic

Elvenkings’ Gate – enlarged wall art

Rivendell tapestry (Cité internationale de la tapisserie, Aubusson) – p. 298

Vale of Sirion, 1928 (Bodleian MS Tolkien Drawings 87, fol. 51) – p. 97 fig. 29

Nargothrond (Bodleian – MS. Tolkien Drawings 87, fol. 50) – p. 298 [Reproduced in JRR Tolkien Artist & Illustrator p. 60 fig. 56] [Reproduced in Pictures by JRRT, no. 34]

Rivendell, looking east, early 1930s (Bodleian - Tolkien Drawings 12) - p. 92 fig. 23

Rivendell [illustration for The Hobbit], 1937 (Bodleian - Tolkien Drawings 27) – p. 93 fig. 24

Riding down into Rivendell, early 1930s (Bodleian – MS. Tolkien Drawings 89, fol. 17 r⁰) – p. 298 [Reproduced in JRR Tolkien Artist & Illustrator p. 113 fig. 104]

The Forest of Lothlórien in Spring, early 1940s (Bodleian MS Tolkien Drawings 89, fol. 12) – p. 96 fig. 28

Entrance to the Elvenkings’ Halls, 1936 (Bodleian - Tolkien Drawings 89, fol. 35) – p. 95 fig. 27

Gate of Elvenkings’ Halls, 1936 (Bodleian - Tolkien Drawings 89, fol. 33) – p. 94 fig. 25

Elvenkings’ Gate [illustration for The Hobbit], 1936 (Bodleian - Tolkien Drawings 19) p. 95 fig. 26

Map of roads & rivers between Weathertop & the ford of Bruinen, [1938] (Bodleian – MS. Tolkien Drawings 114 r⁰) – p. 298 [Reproduced in The Art of the Lord of the Rings, p. 50 fig. 30 (with previous citation Bodleian MS. Tolkien S 11/2 fol. 11)]

The Lord of the Rings book 2, chapter 8, "Farewell to Lórien" (Marquette – MS. Tolkien MSS 2/1/14/6b) – p. 298 – [not reproduced]

Parma Mittarion, 1957? (Bodleian - Tolkien Drawings 91, fol. 22 r⁰) – p. 99 fig. 31

Grammar Accidence: A – Nouns (Nominal inflection in Quenya), early 1930s (Private Collection) – p. 298 [Reproduced in Parma Eldalamberon XXI, front cover]

Tree of Tongues, [1930-1937] (Bodleian MS Tolkien S 2/V, fol. 28) – p. 98 fig. 30

Basic consonant system, around 1966-67 [catalog incorrectly says end of 1930s] (Private Collection) – p. 298 – [not reproduced]

Quenya outline of phonology, [beginning of 1950s] (Private Collection) – p. 298 [Reproduced in Parma Eldalamberon 19, front cover]

Two Quenya Volitive inscriptions, 1969 (Private Collection) – p. 298 – [inscriptions reproduced and analyzed in Vinyar Tengwar 49, pp. 39-58 "Five Late Quenta Volitive Inscriptions" by Carl F. Hostetter]

Trees [in Art Deco style], no date (Bodleian – MS Tolkien Drawings 88, fol. 40) – p. 298 – [viewable on the Tolkien Estate art gallery as of 21 Feb 2020 - Link updated 11/20/2022]

Pendant and perfume (multiple pieces), Maison Vever (Musée des Arts décoratifs) – p. 298

Opals

blue [Australia, New South Wales] (Muséum national d’Histoire naturelle) – p. 298

noble [Australia, Queensland] (Muséum national d’Histoire naturelle) – p. 298

fire [Mexico, Esperanza] (Muséum national d’Histoire naturelle) – p. 298

René Lalique, coat clip, ca 1900 (Musée des Arts décoratifs) – p. 298

René Lalique, ring, ca 1900 (Musée des Arts décoratifs) – p. 298

Fouquet

Pendant sketch, Maison Fouquet (Musée des Arts décoratifs) – p. 101 fig. 33

Pendant sketch, Maison Fouquet (Musée des Arts décoratifs) – p. 101 fig. 34

Pendant sketch, Georges Fouquet (Musée des Arts décoratifs) – p. 101 fig. 35

Chinese bow (Musée de l’Armée) – p. 298

Tatar quiver and three arrows, 18th century (Musée de l’Armée) – p. 298

Among Gnomes & Trolls, illustrated by John Bauer, 1907 (Bibliothèque Sainte Geneviève) – p. 299

The Snow Queen and other tales by Hans Christian Anderson, illustrated by Edmund Dulac, 1911 (BnF Littérature et Art) – p. 299

A Midsummer Night’s Dream, illustrated by Arthur Rackham, 1909 (BnF Réserve des livres rares) – p. 299

La Morte Darthur, illustrated by Aubrey Beardsley, 1893-1894 (BnF Réserve des livres rares) – p. 100 fig 32

Binding of a Pentateuch in Hebrew (BnF Réserve des livres rares) - p. 103 fig 37

Princess Sabra, Sir Edward Burne-Jones (Musée d’Orsay) – p. 102 fig. 36

I.4 – The Dwarves and their Kingdoms

Gates of Moria, Dwarven Kingdoms, L’Angerthas Erebor, Les Tengwar - Infographic wall

Lonely Mountain – enlarged wall art

First version of the Doors of Moria, ca. 1940 (Marquette – MS. Tolkien 3/3/10/11b) – p. 299 [Reproduced in Maker of Middle-earth p. 67 fig 41]

The Doors of Durin, ca. 1940 (Marquette - Tolkien 3/4/15/1a) – p. 112 fig. 44

The Doors of Durin, [1953] (Bodleian - Tolkien Drawings 90, fol. 36) – p. 113 fig. 45

Moria Gate [Two pieces on wall, one above the other]

[top], 1939? (Bodleian - Tolkien Drawings 72) – p. 111 fig. 42

[bottom], 1939? (Bodleian - Tolkien Drawings 89, fol. 15 ) – p. 111 fig. 43

Misty Mountains looking west, 1937 (Bodleian - Tolkien Drawings 14) – p. 109 fig. 41

Inscription on Balin’s Tomb, typescript, 1940s (Marquette - Tolkien 3/4/15/2a [catalogue incorrectly says 3/4/15/1a]) – p. 114 fig. 46

Book of Mazarbul

A Page of the Book of Mazarbul, first page, third version, ca 1941 (Marquette 3/4/12/1a [BnF catalogue citation is incorrect]) – p. 299 [Reproduced in The Art of The Lord of the Rings, p. 80 fig. 57]

Another Page of the Book of Mazarbul, second page, first version, ca 1941 (Marquette 3/4/13/1a) – p. 299 [Reproduced in The Art of The Lord of the Rings, p. 83, fig. 59]

The Last Page of the Book of Mazarbul, third page, first version, ca 1941 (Marquette 3/4/1/2a) – p. 299 [Reproduced in The Art of The Lord of the Rings, p. 84 fig. 60]

One Page of the Book of Moria [Book of Mazarbul], first page, 2nd version, 1941 (Marquette 3/3/11/12a) – p. 299 [Reproduced in The Art of The Lord of the Rings, p. 79 fig. 56]

The Misty Mountains, 1906 (Bodleian - Tolkien Drawings 84, fol. 37) – p. 108 fig. 40

Book of Mazarbul [final art]

Page 1, 1940s (Bodleian – MS. Tolkien Drawings 73) – p. 115 fig. 47

Page 2, 1940s (Bodleian – MS. Tolkien Drawings 74) p. 299 [Reproduced in Maker of Middle-earth p. 349 fig. 158]

Page 3, 1940s (Bodleian – MS. Tolkien Drawings 75) p. 299 [Reproduced in Maker of Middle-earth p. 349 fig. 159]

Book of Mazarbul translation of first page, ca 1941 (Marquette – MS. Tolkien 3/4/14/1a) – p. 299 – [Not reproduced, but a similar transcription appears in Pictures by JRRT, no. 23]

Book of Mazarbul translation of second and third pages, ca 1941 (Marquette – MS. Tolkien 3/4/14/3a)- p. 299 – [Not reproduced, but a similar transcription appears Pictures by JRRT, no. 23]

Lake Town [illustration for The Hobbit], 1936 (Bodleian - Tolkien Drawings 23) – pp. 120-121 fig. 52

Conversation with Smaug, 1937 (Bodleian - Tolkien Drawings 30) – p. 122 fig. 53

Death of Smaug, 1936? (Bodleian - Tolkien Drawings 31 r⁰) – p. 123 fig. 54

Thror’s Map, 1936 (Bodleian - Tolkien Drawings 34) – p. 117 fig. 49

The Front Gate, 1936 (Bodleian - Tolkien Drawings 24) – p. 119 fig. 51

The Lonely Mountain, 1937 (Bodleian S. Tolkien Drawings 102) – p. 118 fig. 50

Thror’s Map [sketch] and draft of chapter 1, end of 1920s (Marquette - Tolkien MSS 1/1/1/1a) – p. 116 fig. 48

Thror’s Map, as copied by Bilbo Baggins, 1936 (Bodleian - Tolkien Drawings 33 r⁰) – p. 83 fig. 17

The back door [sketch], 1937 (Bodleian - MS. Tolkien Drawings 89, fol. 48 r⁰) – p. 299 - [Reproduced in The Art of the Hobbit, p. 102 fig. 69]

Untitled (Sketches of Dwarves Marching, and Smaug), [1936] (Bodleian – MS. Tolkien Drawings 89, fol. 19) – p. 299 [Reproduced in JRR Tolkien Artist & Illustrator, p. 112, fig. 103]

Manuscript of The Hobbit, dwarves arrive at Bag-End, chapter 1, ?Late 1920s (Marquette- MS. Tolkien 1/1/27/4a) – p. 299 – [not reproduced] [Note: The BnF catalogue states "fin des années 1920" (late 1920s) while Marquette is not as certain, thus their use of the question mark]

Lancelot of the Lake, fragment, 14th century (BnF Manuscrits) – p. 299

Dragon killed by Saint Donat, 15th century (BnF Manuscrits) – p. 299

Beatus: Commentary on the Apocalypse, end of XII century (BnF Manuscrits) – p. 125 fig. 57

Runic calendar, 1566 (Bibliothèque Sainte Geneviève) – p. 124 fig. 55

Ole Worm, Fasti danici [Danish chronology], 1643 (BnF Réserve des livres rares) – p. 124 fig. 56

Ole Worm, Danicorum Monumento Libri Sex [Danish monuments book - (illustrations of runes as they appear on Scandinavian stones)], 1642-1643 (BnF Réserve des livres rares) – p. 299

Prisons, 6th print, Giovanni Battista Piranesi, 1745-1750 (BnF Estampes & Photographies)- p. 299

Head of battle axe, 6th – 7th century (Musée de l’Armée) – p. 299

Head of throwing axe, 5th century (Musée de l’Armée) – p. 299

Chain mail, 15th – 16th century (Musée de l’Armée) – p. 299

Quartzite gold, Guyana (Muséum national d’Histoire naturelle) – p. 299

Hyaline Quartz pendant (Muséum national d’Histoire naturelle) – p. 299

Hematite of the Payun Volcano [Argentina] (Muséum national d’Histoire naturelle) – p. 299

Skutterudite from Bou-Azzur [Morocco] (Muséum national d’Histoire naturelle) – p. 299

Muscovite and Albite from Linopolis, Brazil (Muséum national d’Histoire naturelle) – p. 299

I.5 – The Forests

At the end of the quest, victory? – Infographic – p. 110

The Trolls – enlarged wall art

Forests: refuge or danger? - Infographic

Beleg finds Flinding – enlarged wall art

Video – "Trees at Merton"

Ents: Nature’s revolt - Infographic

Draft for The Lord of the Rings book III, chapter 3, "Treebeard", end of 1939 (Marquette - Tolkien MSS 1/2/23/8a) – p. 138 fig. 64

Draft for The Lord of the Rings book III, chapter 3, Treebeard, [catalogue incorrectly says chapter 4], [Jan 1942] (Marquette – MS. Tolkien 3/5/4/17a) – p. 299 – [not reproduced]

Untitled ["Anthropomorphic Tree" in BnF catalogue, "Gnarled Tree" in JRR Tolkien Artist & Illustrator], 1928 (Bodleian – MS Tolkien Drawings 88, fol. 20) – p. 299 [Reproduced in JRR Tolkien Artist & Illustrator, p. 136 fig. 129]

Old Man Willow, 1938 (Bodleian - Tolkien Drawings 71) – p. 130-131 fig. 59

London to Oxford through Berkshire (Bodleian - Tolkien Drawings 87, fol. 25) – p. 135 fig. 62

Wilderland map [1937] (Bodleian - Tolkien Drawings 35) – p. 136-137 fig. 63

Beleg finds Flinding, 1928 (Bodleian - Tolkien Drawings 89, fol. 14) – p. 128-129 fig. 58

Trolls' Hill, early 1930s (Bodleian - Tolkien Drawings 8) – p. 139 fig. 65

Beorns' Hall, 1937 (Bodleian - Tolkien Drawings 17) – p. 132 fig. 60

The Three Trolls are turned to Stone, 1937 (Bodleian - Tolkien Drawings 89, fol. 21) – p. 141 fig. 67

The Trolls, 1937 (Bodleian - Tolkien Drawings 9) – p. 140 fig. 66

Hop-O’- My-Thumb, Gustave Doré, 1862 (BnF Estampes & Photographies) – p. 299

Tom Thumb climbs to the top of a tall tree to see what he can see, Gustave Doré, 1862 (BnF Estampes & Photographies) – p. 143 fig. 70

So he started and I followed him, Doré, 1861 (BnF Estampes & Photographies) – p. 143 fig. 71

Trolls [from Grimm’s Fairy Tales], Arthur Rackham, 1909 (BnF de l’Arsenal) – p. 299

Midsummer Night’s Dream, Rackham, 1909 (BnF Réserve des livres rares) – p. 142 fig. 69

East of the Sun, West of the Moon, Piloi, illustrated by Kay Nielsen, 1919 (BnF Réserve des livres rares) – p. 142 fig. 68

I.6 - Rohan

Rohan, the Horse Lords – Infographic

Audio – Reading from "The Battle of the Pelennor Fields" and "The Ride of Rohirrim", from "J.R.R. Tolkien reads The Two Towers and The Return of the King", Caedmon Records, 1975; in French by Thierry Janssen from the translation by Daniel Lauzon, for BnF Audiovisuel

History without women? - Infographic

The Lord of the Rings book V, chapter 6 - "Eowyn and the Nazgûl", ca 1946 (Marquette – MS. Tolkien 3/7/20/3a) – p. 299 – [not reproduced]

The Lord of the Rings book V, chapter 5 – "Ride of the Rohirrim" (Marquette – MS. Tolkien 3/7/17/5b) – p. 299 – [not reproduced]

Orlando Furioso – Cavalry charge, Doré (BnF Estampes & Photographies) – p. 299

Flodden Field, Burne-Jones, 1882 (Musée d’Orsay) – p. 154 fig. 78

The Little horse, Dürer, 1505 (BnF Estampes & Photographies) – p. 155 fig. 80

Scandinavian sword, 9th century (Musée de l’Armée) – p. 154 fig. 79

Celtic phalera, 400 BC (BnF Monnaies, médailles et antiques) – p. 299

Pair of stirrups, 10th – 11th century (Musée de l’Armée) – p. 299

Chanfrein, Atelier des Missaglia, 1470s (Musée de l’Armée) – p. 299

Arthurian compilation, Micheau Gonnot, 1470 (BnF Manuscrits) – p. 299

The Story of Merlin, Robert de Borron, 15th century (BnF Manuscrits) – p. 299

St. George Fighting the Dragon, ca 1350 (BnF de l’Arsenal) – [not in catalogue]

Map of Rohan, Gondor, Mordor, ca 1946 (Bodleian - Tolkien Drawings 123) – p. 146 fig. 72

Map of Rohan, Gondor, Mordor, ca 1948 (Bodleian - Tolkien Drawings 126) – p. 148-149 fig. 74

Three later [sic – incorrect] sketches of Dunharrow [with manuscript draft on page], 1944? (Marquette - Tolkien 3/7/6/11a) – p. 152 fig. 76

Three sketches of Dunharrow, ?1944 (Bodleian MS Tolkien Drawings 90, fol. 17 r⁰) – p. 299 [Reproduced in The Art of The Lord of the Rings p. 154 fig. 117]

Map of Rohan, Gondor, Mordor with notes for Book V, 1944 (Bodleian - Tolkien Drawings 118-119) – p. 147 fig. 73

Dunharrow, [1944] (Bodleian - Tolkien Drawings 79 r⁰) – p. 153 fig. 77

Helm’s Deep & the Hornburg, early 1942 (Bodleian - Tolkien Drawings 76 v⁰) p. 150 fig. 75

I.7 - Gondor

Gondor: The last stand - Infographic

King’s Letter [in Tengwar] – enlarged wall art

White Tree – enlarged wall art

The Seduction of Power – Infographic – p. 164

Ruins at West End of Whitby Abbey, [1910] (Bodleian – MS. Tolkien Drawings 86, fol. 13) – p. 299 [Reproduced in JRR Tolkien Artist & Illustrator p. 15 fig. 10]

Spring 1940 (Bodleian - Tolkien Drawings 89, fol. 5) – p. 133 fig. 61

Map of Númenor, ca 1960 (Bodleian Tolkien B 40, fol. 249) – p. 162 fig. 86

Númenorean carpet [colour], 1960 (Bodleian Tolkien Drawings 91, fol. 17 r⁰) – p. 163 fig. 87

Pattern & Names in Elvish script (Bodleian Tolkien Drawings 91, fol. 21) – p. 165 fig. 88

Númenorean carpet [black and white], 1960 (Bodleian – MS. Tolkien Drawings 91, fol. 16) – p. 299 – [not reproduced]

The Lord of the Rings book V, chapter 7, "Pyre of Denethor" manuscript, 1947 (Marquette- MS. Tolkien 3/7/24/3a) – p. 300 – [not reproduced]

Map of the North-west of Middle-earth, ca 1948 (Bodleian - Tolkien Drawings 124) – p. 160 fig. 84

Map of the South-west of Middle-earth, ca 1948 (Bodleian Tolkien Drawings 125) – p. 161 fig. 85

Rauros Falls and the Rindrock, ca 1942 (Bodleian) – p. 299 [Reproduced in JRR Tolkien Artist & Illustrator, p. 164, fig. 159]

A bird’s eye view of the eastern end of the White Mountains, ca 1946 (Bodleian - Tolkien Drawings 122 v⁰) – p. 158 fig. 81

Winged helmet, 4th century BC (BnF Monnaies, médailles et antiques) – p. 300

Broken Justice Sword, ca 1580-1590 (Musée de l’Armée) – p. 300

Military equipment of the "Free Archer", Italian barbuta, end of 15th century (Musée de l’Armée) – p. 300

Crossbow and bolt, 17th century (Musée de l’Armée) – p. 300

Roland’s Horn, 11th century (BnF Monnaies, médailles et antiques) – p. 167 fig. 91

Caparisoned Elephant, Bestiasrium, 13th century (BnF Manuscrits) – p. 300

History of Lancelot and the Grail, 15th century (BnF de l’Arsenal) – p. 300

Siege of Krikos, della Porta, ca 1493 (BnF Manuscrits) – p. 300

Siege of Troy, delle Colonne, 15th century (BnF Manuscrits) – p. 300

Enide, Tennyson / Doré, 1869 (BnF Réserve des livres rares) – p. 300

"Charlemagne's" Chess game, 11th century (BnF Monnaies, médailles et antiques) – p. 167 fig. 90 [partial]

Three sketches of the crown of Gondor, 1948 (Marquette - MS. Tolkien 3/8/13/7b) – p. 300 [Reproduced in The Art of The Lord of the Rings p. 192 fig. 151]

Two sketches of the crown of Gondor, ca 1948 (Marquette – MS. Tolkien 3/9/23/4a) – p. 300 [Reproduced in The Art of The Lord of the Rings p. 193 fig. 152]

The White Tree & the Seven Stars, 1954 (Bodleian MS. Tolkien Drawings 90, fol. 26 v⁰) – p. 299 [Reproduced in The Art of The Lord of the Rings p. 227 fig. 182]

The King’s Letter, 3rd version, early 1950s (Marquette – MS. Tolkien MSS 4/2/25/1a) – p. 299 [Reproduced in Maker of Middle-earth p. 365, fig. 166] [Reproduced in The Art of The Lord of the Rings p. 235 fig. 188] [Reproduced in Sauron Defeated, p. 131]

The King’s Letter, translation, early 1950s (Marquette – MS. Tolkien MSS 4/2/25/2a) – p. 299 – [not reproduced]

Earliest sketch of Minas Tirith, Oct 1944 (Marquette - Tolkien MSS 3/1/23/5a) – p. 159 fig. 83

Stanburg / Steinborg, 1944 (Bodleian - Tolkien Drawings 90, fol. 18) – p. 158 fig. 82

Plan of Minas Tirith, ca 1954 (Marquette 3/6/10/12b) – [not in catalogue] [Reproduced in The Art of The Lord of the Rings p. 147 fig. 110]

Minas Tirith and Mindolluin, ca 1946 (Marquette – MS. Tolkien MSS 3/1/24/3b) – p. 300 [Reproduced in The Art of The Lord of the Rings p. 144 fig. 108]

Later plan of Minas Tirith, ca 1946 (Bodleian 90 folio 5) – p. 300 [Reproduced in The Art of The Lord of the Rings p. 148 fig. 111]

Sketch of Minas Tirith, ca 1954 (Bodleian 90 folio 3) – p. 300 [Reproduced in The Art of The Lord of the Rings p. 148 fig. 113]

Sketch of Minas Tirith, ca 1954 (Bodleian 90 folio 4) – p. 300 [Reproduced in The Art of The Lord of the Rings p. 148 fig. 112]

The Elephant, Martin Schongauer, 1450?-1491 (BnF Estampes & Photographies) – p. 166 fig. 89

Map of Atlantis, adapted from Plato & Diodorus, ca 1775 (BnF Cartes) – p. 300

More than a thousand heads were taken in Nicaea, Doré, 1877 (BnF Estampes & Photographies) – p. 300

History of Enide & Geraint, Doré, 1868 (BnF Estampes & Photographies) – p. 300

I.8 - Isengard

Orthanc II – enlarged wall art

Magic: Suspension of disbelief – Infographic - p. 174

Isengard: spirit of machinery – Infographic - p. 169

Audio – "The Voice of Saruman" in French by Thierry Janssen from the translation of Daniel Lauzon, for BnF Audiovisuel

Palantir display with Gandalf text [left] and Saruman text [right]

Eeriness, 1914 (Bodleian Tolkien Drawings 87, fol. 10) – p. 176 fig. 98

One morning early in the quiet of the world, early 1930s (Bodleian MS Tolkien Drawings 1) – p. 175 fig. 97

Gandalf, early 1930s (Bodleian – MS. Tolkien Drawings 2) – p. 300 [Reproduced in JRR Tolkien Artist and Illustrator, p. 99, fig. 91]

Isengard and Orthanc, 1940s (Marquette Tolkien 3/5/8/21a) – p. 173 fig. 96

Isengard & Nan Curunír, [1942] (Bodleian Tolkien Drawings 77 r⁰) – p. 172 fig. 95

Three sketches of Orthanc, [1942] (Bodleian Tolkien Drawings 78) – p. 170 fig. 93

Orthanc II + III, [1942] (Bodleian Tolkien Drawings 98, fol. 2) – p. 171 fig. 94

Orthanc I, 1942 (Bodleian Tolkien Drawings 98, fol. 1) – p. 170 fig. 92

Gandalf’s letter to Frodo [first manuscript], 1940s (Marquette – MS. Tolkien 3/1/40/9a) – p. 300 – [not reproduced]

Gandalf’s letter to Frodo, typescript, 1940s (Marquette Tolkien 3/1/40/8a) – p. 177 fig. 99

The Lord of the Rings book III chapter 10, "Voice of Saruman", 1942 (Marquette – MS Tolkien 3/5/10/6a) – p. 300 – [not reproduced]

Apparition of St. George on the Mount of Olives, 1877, Doré (BnF Estampes & Photographies) – p. 300

Construction of the Tower of Babel, 15th century (BnF Manuscrits) – p. 178 fig. 100

Magic stones, Lapidaire Mandeville, 15th century (BnF Manuscrits) – p. 300

About military art & war machines, 15th century (BnF Manuscrits) – p. 178 fig. 101

Druids’ Forest in Norma, Opera by Ferri, 1935 (BnF Opera) – p. 300

Saint Anthony, Dürer, [1519] (BnF Estampes & Photographies) – p. 179 fig. 102

Hyaline quartz sphere (Muséum national d’Histoire naturelle) – p. 300

I.9 - Mordor

Mordor: the horror of war – Infographic

Gollum: between good and evil – Infographic - p. 188

The Lord of the Rings, evil discarnate ["Evil" on map] – Infographic - p. 196

Sauron’s arm – enlarged wall art

Map of Mordor – enlarged wall art

Ring verse – enlarged circular ceiling art

Tower of Cirith Ungol – enlarged wall art - above I.9.[19-24] cabinet, reproduced in negative except for reddish glow, against dark background

"Rings" cabinet – solid gold ring without ornamentation; and gold ring with inscription. Both 6th-7th century (BnF Monnaies, médailles et antiques) – [not in catalogue]

Sound loop playing in room – extracts from JRRT reading The Two Towers and The Return of the King, Caedmon Records, 1975; Tolkien Portrait 1992; Thierry Janssen reading the Ring verse in French

Video - Death, by Simone de Beauvoir

Valinor: a lost Eden – Infographic - p. 205

Title page, The Magic Ring, 1938 (Marquette Tolkien 3/1/2/2a) – p. 182 fig. 103

Title page, The Lord of the Rings, ca 1949 (Marquete Tolkien 3/1/1/1a) – p. 182 fig. 104 [Manuscripts of JRRT p. 27]

Ring inscription in manuscript, book I, end of 1938 (Marquette Tolkien MSS 1/2/5/6b) – p. 186 fig. 108

The Fire-writing, 1953 (Bodleian Tolkien Drawings 90, fol. 39) – p. 187 fig. 110

First dust jacket for The Fellowship of the Ring, 1954 (Bodleian Tolkien Drawings 90, fol. 22) – p. 184 fig. 106

Dust jacket design for The Fellowship of the Ring, 1954 (Bodleian Tolkien Drawings 70) – p. 185 fig. 107

Ring verse, draft, end of 1938 (Marquette Tolkien MSS 1/2/5/7a) – p. 186 fig. 109

The Lord of the Rings, The Ring Verse, 1940s (Marquette Tolkien 3/1/3/1a) p. 183 fig. 105 [Manuscripts of JRRT, described on p. 31]

Wickedness, ca 1912 (Bodleian Tolkien Drawings 88, fol. 8) – p. 189 fig. 111

Map of Minas Morgul and the crossroads, 1944 (Bodleian MS. Tolkien Drawings 127 r⁰) – p. 300 [Reproduced in Maker of Middle-earth p. 387 fig. 174]

Distances and dates in Mordor, 1948 (Bodleian Tolkien Drawings 129 r⁰) – p. 191 fig. 114

Two sketches of Mount Doom, [1948] (Bodleian Tolkien Drawings 82 r⁰) – p. 198 fig. 122

Three aerial views of mountains, 1940s (Bodleian Tolkien Drawings 90, fol. 15) – p. 190 fig. 112

Aerial view of a part of Mordor, 1948 (Bodleian Tolkien Drawings 128 r⁰) – p. 190 fig. 113

Draft of Sauron’s arm in The Return of the King, 1954 (Bodleian Tolkien Drawings 90, fol. 32 r⁰) – p. 197 fig. 120

Notes on orcs’ journey through Rohan, end of 1944 (Marquette Tolkien MSS 4/2/19/11a) – p. 195 fig. 118

Minas Morgul gate, ca 1941 (Marquette Tolkien MSS 2/1/15/17a) – p. 195 fig. 119

Barad-Dûr, ca 1944 (Bodleian Tolkien Drawings 80) – p. 199 fig. 123

Shelob’s Lair, 1944 (Bodleian Tolkien Drawings 81 v⁰) – p. 192 fig. 115

Shelob’s Lair, 1944? (Bodleian Tolkien Drawings 90, fol. 16) – p. 193 fig. 116

Tower of Cirith (or Kirith) Ungol, 1948 (Marquette Tolkien 3/8/26/3a) – p. 194 fig. 117

The Lord of the Rings book IV, "Passage of the Marshes" (Marquette – MS. Tolkien 3/6/2/6a) – p. 300 – [not reproduced]

The Hobbit book V, 1st version, "Riddles in the Dark" draft manuscript, 1930 (Marquette – MS. Tolkien 1/1/5/2a) – p. 300 – [not reproduced]

Riddles of the Exeter Book, owned by JRRT, F. Tupper ed., 1910 (Private Collection) – p. 300 – [not reproduced]

Falchion, 14th century (Musée de l’Armée) - p. 300

Flame-bladed sword, VI century (Musée de l’Armée) – p. 300

Jousting Sallet, end of 15th century (Musée de l’Armée) – p. 300

Mace, 16th century (Musée de l’Armée) – p. 300

Stalagmite of basalt from the Grand Brûlé, Reunion [sic] (Muséum national d’Histoire naturelle) – p. 300

Night view of Vesuvius erupting (BnF Estampes & Photographies) – p. 203 fig. 127

Inferno, Dante Aliegheri, XV century (BnF de l’Arsenal) – p. 300

Water Creatures: Nøkken, Kittelsen, 1916 (Bibliothèque Sainte Geneviève) – p. 200 fig. 124

Lamentations of Mime [Richard Wagner], Rackham, 1910 (BnF Arts du spectacle) – p. 300

For the poem entitled "Eldorado", Dulac, 1913 (BnF Réserve des livres rares) – p. 202 fig. 126

The Holy Bible acc. Vulgate, V. 2, Doré, 1866 (BnF Réserve des livres rares) – p. 300

I heard what I was told, Doré, L’enfer, 1861 (BnF Estampes & Photographies) – p. 201 fig. 125

The temptation of St. Anthony, second board, Callot, 1635 (BnF Estampes & Photographies) – p. 300

Sketch of the Eye of Sauron, 1954 (Bodleian Tolkien Drawings 90, fol. 30 v⁰) – p. 198 fig. 121 – in exhibition but not visible, it is on the verso of the dust-jacket design for Return of the King, see above in Introduction #5

Connecting Hall

Halls of Manwe (Taniquetil) – 4 enlarged vertical banners

Audio loop - JRRT singing ‘Namarië’

I.10 - Valinor

Religion and the creation story – Infographic - p. 212

Taniquetil tapestry, 2018 (Cité internationale de la tapisserie, Aubusson) – p. 300

Myth of Atlantis, Rudbek, 1675-98 (BnF Réserve des livres rares) – p. 215 fig. 137

Nibelungenlied, Czeschka, 1908 (BnF Réserve des livres rares) – p. 214 fig. 136

Halls of Manwë (Taniquetil), 1928 (Bodleian Tolkien Drawings 89, f. 13) – p. 209 fig. 132

Shores of Faery, 1915 (Bodleian Tolkien Drawings 87, fol. 22) – p. 210 fig. 133

Tanaqui, 1915 (Bodleian Tolkien Drawings 87, fol. 21 r⁰) – p. 208 fig. 130

Map of the northern part of Middle-earth, ca 1948 (Bodleian Tolkien Drawings 117) – p. 206 fig. 128

Map of the ship of the world, ca 1916-1920 (Bodleian Tolkien Drawings S 2/III, fol. 9 r⁰) – p. 208 fig. 131

The Lay of Eärendil

[Page 1], 1952 (Marquette Tolkien MSS 3/1/16/1a) – p. 207 fig. 129

[Page 2], 1952 (Marquette Tolkien MSS 3/1/16/2a) – [not in catalogue] [not reproduced]

[Page 3], 1952 (Marquette Tolkien MSS 3/1/16/3a) – [not in catalogue] [not reproduced]

Tree of Amalion, 1940s (Bodleian Tolkien Drawings 88, f. 1) – p. 213 fig. 135

"East of the Moon, West of the Sun", 1915 (Bodleian Tolkien Drawings 87, fol. 21 v⁰) – p. 211 fig. 134

II.1 – Return to Oxford

Return to Oxford – Infographic - p. 219

Photo of Tolkien from Merton, By Billet Potter – enlarged wall art - p. 240 fig. 159

Video - Mitchell & Kenyon films, 2005, extracts (driving into Halifax; Birmingham University Procession Day 1901)

Tolkien chronology + posthumous publications + 14 photographs – Infographic

Family with Arthur, JRR and Mabel, Bloemfontein, 15 Nov 1892 (Bodleian Tolkien photo 4, fol. 2-3) - p. 220 fig. 138

Mabel Tolkien, 1890s (Bodleian Tolkien photo 2, fol. 6) - p. 221 fig. 139

JRR Tolkien and Hilary, Sep 1895 (Bodleian Tolkien photo 4, fol. 6) - p. 221 fig. 140

Edith Bratt, 1906 (Bodleian Tolkien photo 16, fol. 1) - p. 222 fig. 142

Exeter College class of 1911 (Bodleian Tolkien photo 9, f. 13 r⁰) - p. 224 fig. 144

JRRT and friends at Exeter, 1914 (Bodleian Tolkien photo 4, fol. 32) - p. 225 fig. 145

Tolkien in military uniform, 1916 (Bodleian Tolkien photo 4, fol. 33) - p. 226 fig. 146

Ruins of a village in the Somme, 1916 (BnF Estampes et Photographie) - p. 227 fig. 147

[middle 1916 war photo] - [not in catalogue]

Somme offensive, 1916 (BnF Estampes et Photographie) - p. 227 fig. 148

Tolkien portrait as professor – [not in catalogue] [Reproduced in Maker of Middle-earth p. 272, fig. 105]

John, Michael and Christopher Tolkien, 1928 (Bodleian - Tolkien photo 28, fol. 2) - p. 248 fig. 167

Tolkien at his desk at 20 Northmoor Rd, circa 1937 (Bodleian Tolkien photo 5, fol. 94) - p. 237 fig. 157

[Christopher Tolkien in red chair] - [not in catalogue]

JRRT and friends at Exeter – enlarged wall art - p. 225

Plan of Oxford, undated (BnF Cartes) – p. 229 fig. 150

Oxford Illustrated, 1675 (BnF Estampes & Photographies) – p. 228 fig. 149

Mabel Tolkien’s sketchbook, 1905 (Bodleian – Tolkien Family Papers) – p. 300 – [Described in Life and Legend, p. 9 no. 3]

Letter to his father, written by his nurse, Feb 14 1896 (Bodleian Tolkien Family Papers) pp. 222-223 fig. 141

What is home without a mother (or a wife), 1904 (Bodleian – MS. Tolkien Drawings 86, fol. 5) – p. 300 [Reproduced in Maker of Middle-earth p. 133, fig. 25]

Turl Street, Oxford, 1913 (Bodleian Tolkien Drawings 85, fol. 27) – p. 223 fig. 143

Tolkien in Oxford garden photograph, 1973 (Bodleian Tolkien photo 8, fol. 121) – p. 241 fig. 160

II.2 – The Professor

The Professor – Infographic - p. 231

Bodleian Reading Room – enlarged photograph [entire wall]

Tolkien's Desk (Bodleian - Tolkien Family) – p. 300 [Reproduced in Maker of Middle-earth p. 283, fig. 126]

Tolkien's Chair (Bodleian- Tolkien Family) – p. 300 [Reproduced in Maker of Middle-earth p. 283, fig. 127]

Tolkien's 3 pipes (Private Collection) – p. 300 - [not reproduced]

Tolkien's fountain pen (Private Collection) – p. 301 - [not reproduced]

Crayon boxes "de la famille Tolkien" - (Private Collection) – p. 300 - [not reproduced]

Saga of King Heidrek the Wise, 1960 [has both CJRT and JRRT monograms] (Private Collection) – [not in catalogue] - [not reproduced]

Kalevala, 1935 Söderström (Bibliothèque Sainte Geneviève) – p. 301

Old English Grammar, Hickes, 1688-1689 (BnF de l'Arsenal) – p. 243 fig. 162

North's old languages Thesaurus, Hickes (BnF Réserve des livres rares) – p. 301

Edda in prose [sic], Snorri Sturluson, 1665 (BnF Réserve des livres rares) – p. 301

Old Norse Kings' Sagas, 1899 (Bibliothèque Sainte Geneviève) – p. 301

Lancelot, 1494 (BnF Réserve des livres rares) – p. 301

Armorial of the round table, 15th century (BnF de l'Arsenal) – p. 244 fig. 163

Illustrations for La Morte D'Arthur, Beardsley, 1893-1894 (BnF Réserve des livres rares) – p. 301

Prose translation of Beowulf, 1926 (Bodleian Tolkien A 29/1, fol. 66) – p. 232 fig. 151

Wudu wyrtum faest, 1928 (Bodleian Tolkien Drawings 88, fol. 17) – p. 233 fig. 152

Sellic spell, ca 1942 (Bodleian – MS. Tolkien B 62/2, fol. 138) – p. 301 – [Reproduced in Maker of Middle-earth p. 270 fig. 104]

Beowulf - An Introduction [signed and dedicated by JRRT], R.W. Chambers, 1932 (Private Collection) – p. 301 - [not reproduced]

Untitled (Dragon and warrior), 1928 (Bodleian – MS. Tolkien Drawings 87, fol. 39) – p. 301 [Reproduced in JRR Tolkien Artist & Illustrator p. 52, fig. 49]

Gudrunarkvida en nyga, ca 1930s [catalogue incorrectly says 1914] (Bodleian MS Tolkien B59/1, fol. 38 r⁰) – p. 301 – [not reproduced]

The English text of the Ancrene Riwle, 1962 (BnF Littérature et Art) – p. 301

The Fall of Arthur, canto 2, ca 1927 (Bodleian Tolkien B 59/2, fol. 115) – p. 234 fig. 154

Letter from R.W. Chambers concerning the Fall of Arthur, 1934 (Bodleian – MS. Tolkien B 59/2, fol. 250) – p. 301 [Reproduced in Maker of Middle-earth p. 249, fig. 89]

Sir Gawain and the Green Knight, Tolkien & Gordon , 1925 (Bodleian – Arch. H e. 55) – p. 301 [Reproduced in Life and Legend p. 42, no. 70]

Exodus, Old English poem ca 1957 (Bodleian Tolkien A22/1, fol. 121 r⁰) – p. 236 fig. 156

Tale of Beowulf, Morris & Wyatt, 1895 (BnF Réserve des livres rares) – p. 242 fig. 161

William Morris, The Recuyell of the historyes of Troye, Le Fèvre translated by Caxton, 1892 (BnF Réserve des livres rares) – p. 301

Well at the world's end, Morris, 1896 (BnF Réserve des livres rares) p. 301

St. George fighting the dragon, Rossetti 1861-1862 (Birmingham Museums) – p. 301

St. George and the dragon, Rosa Corder (Birmingham Museums) – p. 301

Evangelia [Gospel of St. Gatien des Tours], 8th – 9th century (BnF Manuscrits) – p. 301

Worms Sacramentory, 10th century (BnF de l'Arsenal)– p. 245 fig. 165

Devotional Literature, 14th century (BnF Manuscrits) – p. 244 fig. 164

Lectionary [Epistolier], Amiens, ca 1490 (BnF de l'Arsenal) – p. 301

Decorative alphabet, JRRT, 1960 (Bodleian Tolkien Drawings 91, fol. 24) – p. 235 fig. 155

"hringboga heorte gefyesd" [coiled dragon], 1927 (Bodleian Tolkien Drawings 87, fol. 37) – p. 233 fig. 153

II.3 – Tolkien, writer for children?

A Children's Writer? – Infographic

Mr. Bliss - 19 pages of illustrated manuscript (Marquette Tolkien 4/1/5 [entire book]) – p. 253 fig. 172 [two pages only in BnF Catalogue] [See also Artist & Illustrator pp. 85-88 for more reproduced pages and discussion]

Video - On the Father Christmas Letters

"Family Photos" - Enlarged wall photos

JRRT and four children (Bodleian Tolkien photo 5, fol. 75) – p. 254 fig. 173

JRRT and CJRT sleeping (Bodleian Tolkien photo 5, fol. 20) - p.254 fig. 174

JRRT with 3 children on beach, 1925 (Bodleian Tolkien photo 5, fol. 7) - p. 248 fig. 166

John, Michael and Christopher Tolkien, 1928 (Bodleian Tolkien photo 28, fol. 2) - p. 248 fig. 167

View of Oxford – enlarged wall art [above 21-33 cases]

Chronicles of Narnia 3, 1983 (BnF Littérature et Art) – p. 301

Chronicles of Narnia 1, 1980 (BnF Littérature et Art) – p. 301

Chronicles of Narnia 2, 1982 (BnF Littérature et Art) – p. 301

CS Lewis letter to Tolkien "My Dear Tollers", Oct 27 1949 (Bodleian Tolkien Family Papers) – p. 238-239 fig. 158 [three pages in catalogue, only the first page on exhibit]

Farmer Giles of Ham, first page, Jan 1938 (Marquette – MS. Tolkien 2/1/3/9a) – p. 301 - [not reproduced]

Farmer Giles of Ham, title page, Jan 1938 (Marquette – MS. Tolkien 2/1/3/2a) – p. 301 - [not reproduced]

Farmer Giles of Ham, rejected title page, Jan 1938 (Marquette – MS. Tolkien 2/1/3/1b) – p. 301 - [not reproduced]

The Garden of the Merking's palace, 1927 (Bodleian Tolkien Drawings 89, fol. 4) – p. 250 fig. 169

Lunar landscape, 1925 (Bodleian Tolkien Drawings 88, fol. 25 r⁰) – p. 252 fig. 171

Rover arrives on the moon, 1927-1928 (Bodleian Tolkien Drawings 89, fol. 1) – p. 249 fig. 168

House where Rover began his adventures as a toy, 1927 (Bodleian Tolkien Drawings 89, fol. 2) – p. 251 fig. 170

Adventures of Alice in Wonderland, Carroll, 1869 (BnF Réserve des livres rares) – p. 264 fig. 184

Grimms' Fairy-tales, Rackham, not dated (BnF Littérature et Art) – p. 301

Blue Fairy Book, 1912 (BnF Littérature et Art) – p. 265 fig. 186

Green Fairy Book, 1895 (BnF Littérature et Art) – p. 265 fig. 185

Yellow Fairy Book, 1894 (BnF Littérature et Art) – [not in catalogue]

An ancient mappe of Fairy land newly discovered and set forth, Bernard Sleigh, 1925 (BnF Cartes) – p. 301

Snow Queen and other tales, Dulac, 1911 (BnF de l'Arsenal) – p. 301

Best illustrations by John Bauer, 1951 (Bibliothèque Sainte Geneviève) [p. 49 opened] – p. 301

Peter Pan in Kensington Gardens, Rackham, 1907 (BnF Réserve des livres rares) – p. 301

North Pole, Father Christmas House, 1929 (Bodleian – MS. Tolkien Drawings 51) – p. 301 - [Reproduced in Letters From Father Christmas Deluxe Edition, p. 62]

Drawing of a bear, attributed to Polar Bear, 1931 (Bodleian Tolkien Drawings 56 r⁰) – p. 260 fig. 180

Cave drawings, copied by Father Christmas, 1932 (Bodleian Tolkien Drawings 58) – p. 261 fig. 181

Letter from Father Christmas, view of Oxford & goblin caves, 1932 (Bodleian Tolkien Drawings 57) – p. 258 fig. 178

Goblin Alphabet, 1936 (Bodleian Tolkien Drawings 83, fol. 43) – p. 262 fig. 182

Letter from Father Christmas: Polar Bear & penguins, 1940 (Bodleian Tolkien Drawings 83, fol. 57) – p. 263 fig. 183

1936 Letter North Pole (Bodleian Tolkien Drawings 65) – p. 259 fig. 179

First Letter, 22 Dec 1920

Father Christmas [illustration] (Bodleian Tolkien Drawings 38) – p. 256 fig. 177

Letter (Bodleian Tolkien Drawings 37) – p. 257 fig. 177

1924 envelope to John (Bodleian – MS. Tolkien Drawings 40) – p. 301

1924 envelope to Michael (Bodleian Tolkien Drawings 41) – p. 255 fig. 175

Christmas card, 1932 (Bodleian Tolkien Drawings 83) – p. 255 fig. 176

North Pole by Father Christmas, 1925 (Bodleian – MS. Tolkien Drawings 44) - p. 301 - [Reproduced in Letters from Father Christmas Deluxe Edition, p. 29]

Aurora Borealis by Father Christmas, 1926 (Bodleian – MS. Tolkien Drawings 46) – p. 301 - [Reproduced in Maker of Middle-earth, p. 253 no. 92]

II.4 – The work of a lifetime

A Life's Work – Infographic

Christopher Tolkien, the son at work – Infographic ["CJRT" on map]

Video - on allegory and application

"The Magic Ring" – enlarged wall art – [above display case of same name, reproducing Tolkien's crossed out draft title for The Lord of the Rings]

Mithrim tapestry, 2019 (Cité internationale de la tapisserie, Aubusson) –p. 301 [original art shown on pp. 286-287]

End of the World (Book of Ishness), 1912? (Bodleian Tolkien Drawings 88, fol. 14) – p. 275 fig. 199

Undertenishness, 1912 (Bodleian Tolkien Drawings 88, fol. 13) – p. 274 fig. 196

Northern Home, 1914 (Bodleian Tolkien Drawings 87, fol. 8) – p. 274 fig. 197

Land of Pohja (book of Ishness), 1914 (Bodleian Tolkien Drawings 87, fol. 17-18) – p. 276 fig. 200

Water Wind & Sand, 1915 (Bodleian Tolkien Drawings 87, fol. 20) p. 275 fig. 198

Fantasy landscape, 1915? (Bodleian Tolkien Drawings 87, fol. 26 r⁰) - p. 278 fig. 203

The Man in the Moon, 1915 (Bodleian – MS Tolkien Drawings 87, fol. 23) – p. 301 [Reproduced in JRR Tolkien Artist & Illustrator, p. 49, fig. 45]

Beyond [Book of Ishness], 1914 (Bodleian Tolkien Drawings 87, fol. 12) – p. 277 fig. 201

Map of Beleriand – enlarged wall art

Map for Silmarillion – enlarged wall art

The Lay of Leithian, ca 1950 (Bodleian Tolkien S 4/4, fol. 2 r⁰) – p. 281 fig. 206

The Tale of Beren & Luthien, 1930-1937 (Bodleian Tolkien S 5/1, fol. 78 v⁰) – p. 281 fig. 207

Glórund sets forth to seek Túrin, 1927 (Bodleian Tolkien Drawings 87, fol. 34) – p. 280 fig. 205

Three Elvish Cities: "i glin grandin a Dol Erethrin Airi", 1916-1917 (Bodleian – MS. Tolkien Drawings S1/XIV, fol. 105 r⁰) – p. 301 – [Reproduced in Maker of Middle-earth, p. 213, no. 82)]

Gondolin and the Vale of Tumladen, 1928 (Bodleian Tolkien Drawings 90, fol. 12) - p. 279 fig. 204

Book of Lost Tales [front cover shown saying "Cottage of Lost Play"], 1916-1917 (Bodleian Tolkien S 1/1, f. 1a) – p. 278 fig. 202

Leaf by Niggle [first page], 1942 (Bodleian – MS. Tolkien Drawings 6, Fol. 95) – p. 301 – [Reproduced in Life and Legend, p. 56 fig 140]

Smith of Wootton Major, Illustrated by Pauline Baynes, London, George Allen and Unwin, 1975 (BnF Littérature et Art, 8-Y2-99372) – p. 301

Smith of Wootton Major [first page], ca 1965 (Bodleian – MS. Tolkien Drawings 9, fol. 83) – p. 301 – [Described in Life and Legend, p. 83 no. 239]

Silmarillion, History of the Elves, 1937-1938 (Bodleian Tolkien S5/2, fol. 3) – p. 282 fig. 208

Manuscript of the Quenta Silmarillion, ca 1930s (Bodleian Tolkien S5/1, fol. 10) – p. 283 fig. 209

First map of the Silmarillion, ca 1920s (Bodleian Tolkien S2/X, fol. 3) – p. 284 fig. 210

Second map of The Silmarillion, ca 1930s (Bodleian Tolkien Drawings S5/1, fol. 93-96) – p. 285 fig. 211

The Magic Ring (display case)

Timeline for The Lord of the Rings (notes), end of 1940s (Marquette Tolkien MSS 4/2/18/1b) – p. 271 fig. 192

Sketches and notes for The Lord of the Rings, Sept 1938 (Marquette – MS. Tolkien MSS 1/2/1/1a) – p. 301 – [not reproduced]

Timeline for The Lord of the Rings [leaf 3], end of 1940s (Marquette Tolkien MSS 4/2/18/2a) – p. 272 fig. 193

Timeline for The Lord of the Rings [leaf 6], end of 1940s (Marquette Tolkien MSS 4/2/18/3b) – p. 273 fig. 194

Timeline for The Lord of the Rings [leaf 8], end of 1940s (Marquette Tolkien MSS 4/2/18/4b) – p. 273 fig. 195

Lord of the Rings queries and alterations [first page], Sept 1938 (Marquette Tolkien MSS 1/2/2/1a) – p. 268 fig. 188

Lord of the Rings queries and alterations [second page], Sept 1938 (Marquette – MS. Tolkien MSS 1/2/2/2a) –p. 301 – [not reproduced]

Draft of chapter "Ancient History” from The Lord of the Rings, late 1938 (Marquette Tolkien MSS-1/2/5/2b) [first page] – p. 268 fig. 187

Draft of chapter "Ancient History" from The Lord of the Rings, late 1938 (Marquette - Tolkien MSS-1/2/5/3a) [second page] – [not reproduced]

Lunar calendar in Middle-earth, 1944 (Marquette Tolkien MSS 4/2/29/18a) – p. 269 fig. 189

Lord of the Rings manuscript draft page from "The Story of the Ring" [rejected title for "Shadow of the Past"] (Marquette 3/1/10/8b) [Gandalf speaks about the history of the Ring] - p. 301 – [not reproduced]

Distances in Middle-earth, 1944 (Marquette Tolkien MSS 4/2/19/2a) – p. 269 fig. 190

Lord of the Rings manuscript draft page from "The Story of the Ring" [rejected title for "Shadow of the Past"] (Marquette 3/1/10/10a) [what Gollum knows about the Ring] – p. 301 – [not reproduced]