Leonardo da Vinci was obviously an Elf. 😜

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My ‘Elvish Typography Project’

Elvish (Tolkien’s) philosophy behind the tengwar

The Tengwar are not just a collection of abstract signs composed of a telco (“stem”) and a lúva (“bow, curl”).
Tolkien developed a philosophy in his second Elvish alphabet. His way of thinking demonstrates a ‘deeper structure’. That philosophy is the foundation of my "Elvish Typography Project".
(image = Tolkien's presentation of his system.)

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Galley proofs of "The Lord of the Rings" corrected by Tolkien.

Tolkien is making a change in the English text in tengwar on the title page. He first wrote the word "seen" as pronounced _siin_ but later decided to write it _seen_ in tengwar instead.

I do believe Tolkien was 'afraid' that readers would not like his habit of writing English phonetically.

"as seen by the Hobbits" is the 'key' to understand the story line of "The Lord of the Rings".

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The One Ring inscription (Part 2)

Image 1 shows the second One Ring inscription Tolkien sent to the printer. But he was still unhappy with it. So he asked to send another one.
Image 2 shows the well know inscription as printed in books. The original art sent by Tolkien to the printer is lost.

The inadvertently changed tengwa is circled in blue. Tolkien became later aware of his mistake (before publication) but accepted it.

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The One Ring inscription (Part 1)

The inscription on the One Ring is perhaps the best-known piece of Tengwar art (along with the Doors of Moria) that Tolkien conceived, but did you know that he made a mistake in trying to find a better style of calligraphy for it after sending it to the printer and being urged by everyone to finish the job?

_look for part 2_

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