Tolkien's Symbol - The Barrow-Downs Discussion Forum

Amarie of the Vanyar · 08-26-2003, 03:35 AM

Yesterday I was reading a Rudyard Kipling's book, the Just So Stories, and I found this picture in it:

http://www.ibmh.msk.su/vivovoco/VV/E_LESSON/KIPLING.HTM

If you look at the right down corner of the drawing, there is a monogram very similar to Tolkien's. In this case, in the monogram there are the letters R and K (from Rudyard Kipling). This drawning was done at about 1902.
Do you know whether it was usual for English writers at the beginning of the 20th century to desing their own monograms? Until now I thought that only Tolkien designed one, but it seems I was wrong.

08-26-2003, 03:35 AM	#24
Amarie of the Vanyar Wight Join Date: May 2003 Location: Valinor Posts: 215	Yesterday I was reading a Rudyard Kipling's book, the Just So Stories, and I found this picture in it: http://www.ibmh.msk.su/vivovoco/VV/E_LESSON/KIPLING.HTM If you look at the right down corner of the drawing, there is a monogram very similar to Tolkien's. In this case, in the monogram there are the letters R and K (from Rudyard Kipling). This drawning was done at about 1902. Do you know whether it was usual for English writers at the beginning of the 20th century to desing their own monograms? Until now I thought that only Tolkien designed one, but it seems I was wrong. __________________ But it is said that not until that hour had such cold thoughts ruled Finrod; for indeed she whom he had loved was Amarië of the Vanyar, and she went not with him into exile.