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'''The Invented Worlds of J.R.R. Tolkien''' was first published in 2004 by [[Marquette University]] as their Exhibition catalogue.
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'''''The Invented Worlds of J.R.R. Tolkien: Drawings and Original Manuscripts from the Marquette University Collection''''' was first published in 2004 by [[Marquette University]] as the catalogue from the exhibition of the same name held at the Haggerty Museum of Art (October 21, 2004 - January 30, 2005).
==Contents==
===Chapters===
*"Ways of WorldMaking: J.R.R. Tolkien" ([[Curtis L. Carter]], p.7)
* "'A Masterpiece of the Future': A Brief History of Marquette's J.R.R. Tolkien Collection" ([[Matt Blessing]], p.17)
*"The AB Language Lives" ([[Arne Zettersten]], p.25)
*J.R.R. Tolkien Biography (p.34)
*Select Tolkien Bibliography (p.37)
*"Works in the Exhibition" ([[Annemarie Sawkins]], p.42)
===Manuscripts===


===Contents===
* Illustration - The first draft version of the first page of The Book of Mazarbul.
* Illustration - The first draft version of the first page of The Book of Mazarbul.
* Manuscript page - includes the first draft version of Thror’s Map.
* Manuscript page - includes the first draft version of Thror’s Map.
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* Illustration - A page from Mr. Bliss - So he turned sharp to the right at the next turning, and ran straight into Mr.Day.
* Illustration - A page from Mr. Bliss - So he turned sharp to the right at the next turning, and ran straight into Mr.Day.
* Manuscript page - includes a plan of Minas Tirith, and a topographical plan of the city and the surrounding mountains.
* Manuscript page - includes a plan of Minas Tirith, and a topographical plan of the city and the surrounding mountains.
* Illustration - A code letter from Tolkien to Father Francis Morgan.
* Illustration - A [[Father Francis Morgan 8 August 1904|code letter from Tolkien to Father Francis Morgan]].
* Illustration - Cave paintings from The Father Christmas Letters.
* Illustration - Cave paintings from The Father Christmas Letters.
* Manuscript page - A synoptic time scheme used while writing LotR.  It summarizes the movements of characters between the 13th and 17th of March.
* Manuscript page - A synoptic time scheme used while writing LotR.  It summarizes the movements of characters between the 13th and 17th of March.


[[Category:Publications|Invented Worlds of J.R.R. Tolkien]]
==External links==
 
*[http://epublications.marquette.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1046&context=haggerty_catalogs Free pdf] (at Marquette)
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The Invented Worlds of J.R.R. Tolkien: Drawings and Original Manuscripts from the Marquette University Collection
The Invented Worlds of J.R.R. Tolkien.jpg
Author(various)
PublisherHaggerty Museum of Art Catalogues and Gallery Guides/Marquette University
Released2004
FormatCatalogue
Pages45

The Invented Worlds of J.R.R. Tolkien: Drawings and Original Manuscripts from the Marquette University Collection was first published in 2004 by Marquette University as the catalogue from the exhibition of the same name held at the Haggerty Museum of Art (October 21, 2004 - January 30, 2005).

Contents

Chapters

  • "Ways of WorldMaking: J.R.R. Tolkien" (Curtis L. Carter, p.7)
  • "'A Masterpiece of the Future': A Brief History of Marquette's J.R.R. Tolkien Collection" (Matt Blessing, p.17)
  • "The AB Language Lives" (Arne Zettersten, p.25)
  • J.R.R. Tolkien Biography (p.34)
  • Select Tolkien Bibliography (p.37)
  • "Works in the Exhibition" (Annemarie Sawkins, p.42)

Manuscripts

  • Illustration - The first draft version of the first page of The Book of Mazarbul.
  • Manuscript page - includes the first draft version of Thror’s Map.
  • Illustration - Isengard & Orthanc.
  • Manuscript page - includes the earliest sketch of the inscription and signs on the Doors of Durin.
  • Manuscript page - The Ring Verse in Tolkien’s characteristic handwriting, and also in tengwar.
  • Illustration - A page from Mr. Bliss - So he turned sharp to the right at the next turning, and ran straight into Mr.Day.
  • Manuscript page - includes a plan of Minas Tirith, and a topographical plan of the city and the surrounding mountains.
  • Illustration - A code letter from Tolkien to Father Francis Morgan.
  • Illustration - Cave paintings from The Father Christmas Letters.
  • Manuscript page - A synoptic time scheme used while writing LotR. It summarizes the movements of characters between the 13th and 17th of March.

External links