Oronzo takes us behind the scene of this essential text in Tolkien's Studies, to explore its origins and the innovations of the second edition.
The video is in Italian with English subtitles.

00:00 Introduction
01:12 Oronzo's role in Tolkien's Studies
03:25 How did Tolkien's Library start?
06:48 The biggest challenge in compiling the 1st edition
08:47 Reactions and Interactions to TL
14:38 Introducing the 2nd Edition and its cover
16:06 Overview and reasoning behind the changes
21:24 Section A and Section B Split
23:20 # of Volumes
24:14 Geoffrey Bache Smith Poem "New Year, 1915"
26:58 Section C
29:20 Section D
29:37 Section E
30:28 Section F
31:10 Section G
32:36 Why the release date is the 31st of January?
33:38 Concluding remarks

Quicksilver wrote:

Not sure if this has been mentioned before but Harper Collins are publishing a deluxe History of the Hobbit on 16th March.

https://www.amazon.co.uk/History-Hobbi ... collsguid-21&linkCode=osi

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Tolkien Calendar 2024: The Fall of Númenor (UK)

HarperCollins (2023-07-20)

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The official Tolkien calendar, this year containing 13 stunning paintings inspired by J.R.R. Tolkien’s THE FALL OF NÚMENOR. Featuring breathtaking artwork by Alan Lee, with two new pieces unique to this calendar.

The official Tolkien calendar has become an established publishing event, eagerly anticipated by Tolkien fans the world over. Previous Tolkien calendars have become much sought after collector’s items, and this year’s will doubtless be an essential purchase for Middle-earth fans everywhere.

This year’s calendar features 13 full-colour paintings of scenes from across the Second Age of Middle-earth. Famously described by Tolkien as a ‘dark age, and not very much of its history is (or need be) told’, for many years readers would need to be content with the tantalizing glimpses of it found within the pages of The Lord of the Rings and its appendices, including the forging of the Rings of Power, the building of the Barad-dûr and the rise of Sauron. Now presented for the first time in calendar form, with two new paintings from the doyen of Tolkien art, Alan Lee, and with an insightful introduction by Brian Sibley, Tolkien fans can discover the Second Age in greater depth than ever before.

onthetrail wrote:

Tolkien Calendar 2024: The Fall of Númenor (July 2023)

ISBN: 9780008597665

From Amazon:

The official Tolkien calendar, this year containing 13 stunning paintings inspired by J.R.R. Tolkien’s THE FALL OF NÚMENOR. Featuring breathtaking artwork by Alan Lee, with two new pieces unique to this calendar.

The official Tolkien calendar has become an established publishing event, eagerly anticipated by Tolkien fans the world over. Previous Tolkien calendars have become much sought after collector’s items, and this year’s will doubtless be an essential purchase for Middle-earth fans everywhere.

This year’s calendar features 13 full-colour paintings of scenes from across the Second Age of Middle-earth. Famously described by Tolkien as a ‘dark age, and not very much of its history is (or need be) told’, for many years readers would need to be content with the tantalizing glimpses of it found within the pages of The Lord of the Rings and its appendices, including the forging of the Rings of Power, the building of the Barad-dûr and the rise of Sauron. Now presented for the first time in calendar form, with two new paintings from the doyen of Tolkien art, Alan Lee, and with an insightful introduction by Brian Sibley, Tolkien fans can discover the Second Age in greater depth than ever before.

Mr. Underhill wrote:

Makes sense they are going with FoN. Thanks for posting onthetrail