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• 1 •  Celtic Myth • (1999) • interior artwork by John Howe (variant of cover art for The Chronicles of Amber 2000)
• 3 •  Bag End Hallway • (1995) • interior artwork by John Howe
• 4 • Foreword (Myth & Magic: The Art of John Howe) • (2001) • essay by Peter Jackson (film director)
• 4 •  Sam and Shelob • (2001) • interior artwork by John Howe
• 6 •  Groud • (2001) • interior artwork by John Howe
• 8 •  Knight on Airplane Wing • (2001) • interior artwork by John Howe
• 8 •  Cigarette Pinnochio • (2001) • interior artwork by John Howe
• 9 •  Gandalf & the Balrog • (2001) • interior artwork by John Howe
• 10 •  LotR logo • (2001) • interior artwork by John Howe
• 10 •  Jade logo • (2001) • interior artwork by John Howe
• 10 •  La Navir Spatiale • (2001) • interior artwork by John Howe
• 10 •  Man on Yak • (2001) • interior artwork by John Howe
• 10 •  The Road to Dunwich • (2001) • interior artwork by John Howe
• 11 •  Raymondin & Melusine • (2001) • interior artwork by John Howe
• 11 •  Chevaliers • (2001) • interior artwork by John Howe
• 11 •  The Isle of Apples • (2001) • interior artwork by John Howe
• 12 •  Sagittarius: Dana Howe • (2001) • interior artwork by John Howe (variant of cover art for Brandende Man 2005)
• 12 •  Grendel, The Enchanted World Series • (2001) • interior artwork by John Howe
• 13 •  Skull still life • (2001) • interior artwork by John Howe
• 14 •  Fingolfin's Challenge (detail) • (2001) • interior artwork by John Howe
• 16 •  The Silmerillinn cover • (2001) • interior artwork by John Howe
• 17 •  The Fall of Gondolin • (2001) • interior artwork by John Howe (variant of cover art for The Silmarillion 1992)
• 18 •  The Lord of Waters • (2001) • interior artwork by John Howe (variant of cover art for Unfinished Tales of Númenor and Middle-earth 1996)
• 20 •  The Battle of Gondolin • (2001) • interior artwork by John Howe (variant of cover art for The Book of Lost Tales: Part I 1992)
• 20 •  The Doors of Night • (2001) • interior artwork by John Howe (variant of cover art for The Book of Lost Tales Part II 1992)
• 21 •  Fingolfin's Challenge • (2001) • interior artwork by John Howe (variant of cover art for The Lays of Beleriand 1993)
• 21 •  The Fifth Gate of Gondolin • (2001) • interior artwork by John Howe
• 21 •  Edhellond • (2001) • interior artwork by John Howe
• 21 •  The White Towers • (2001) • interior artwork by John Howe
• 22 •  Glorfindel & the Balrog • (2001) • interior artwork by John Howe
• 22 •  The White Tower of Elwing • (2001) • interior artwork by John Howe (variant of cover art for The Lost Road and Other Writings (The History of Middle-Earth, Vol. 5) unknown)
• 22 •  The Siege of Angband • (2001) • interior artwork by John Howe (variant of cover art for The Shaping of Middle-Earth 1995)
• 22 •  Angband • (2001) • interior artwork by John Howe (variant of The Map of Beleriand and the Lands to the North (top))
• 24 •  Attack on Gondolin • (2001) • interior artwork by John Howe (variant of cover art for The Map of Tolkien's Beleriand and the Lands to the North 1999)
• 26 •  Melkor Calls Forth Ungoliante • (2001) • interior artwork by John Howe
• 27 •  Turambar and Glorund • (2001) • interior artwork by John Howe
• 27 •  Dragon's Curse • (2001) • interior artwork by John Howe
• 27 •  The Sea • (2001) • interior artwork by John Howe
• 28 •  The Drowning of Anadûnê • (2001) • interior artwork by John Howe (variant of cover art for Sauron Defeated 1995)
• 30 •  The Killing of the Trees • (2001) • interior artwork by John Howe (variant of cover art for Morgoth's Ring 1994)
• 30 •  El Anillo de Morgoth • (2001) • interior artwork by John Howe (variant of cover art for Morgoth's Ring 1994)
• 30 •  Nienor and Glaurung • (2001) • interior artwork by John Howe (variant of cover art for The War of the Jewels 1995)
• 30 •  The Ship of the Dark • (2001) • interior artwork by John Howe (variant of cover art for The Peoples of Middle-Earth 1997)
• 32 •  Myth & Magic • (2001) • interior artwork by John Howe
• 34 •  Cathedrale • (1994) • interior artwork by John Howe
• 34 •  Cathedrale [2] • (1994) • interior artwork by John Howe
• 35 •  Cathedrale [3] • (1994) • interior artwork by John Howe
• 35 •  Cathedrale [4] • (2001) • interior artwork by John Howe
• 36 •  Jack and the Beanstalk • (2001) • interior artwork by John Howe
• 37 •  The Giant's Realm • (2001) • interior artwork by John Howe
• 37 •  Rip van Winkle • (1991) • interior artwork by John Howe (variant of cover art for Rip Van Winkle 1988)
• 38 •  Armure de Centaure, dite de Chiron • (2001) • interior artwork by John Howe
• 38 •  Armure de Centaure, dite de Chiron 2 • (2001) • interior artwork by John Howe
• 38 •  (Rhino Armour 2) • (2001) • interior artwork by John Howe
• 39 •  (Rhino Armour 1) • (2001) • interior artwork by John Howe
• 40 •  L'Homme qui Allumait les Etoiles • (2001) • interior artwork by John Howe
• 40 •  L'Homme qui Allumait les Etoiles [2] • (2001) • interior artwork by John Howe
• 41 •  Le Musicien de L'Ombre • (2001) • interior artwork by John Howe
• 41 •  Le Musicien de L'Ombre [2] • (2001) • interior artwork by John Howe
• 42 •  Spinner of Maelstroms • (2001) • interior artwork by John Howe
• 44 • A Diversity of Dragons • (2001) • essay by Anne McCaffrey
• 44 •  Lancelot • (2001) • interior artwork by John Howe (variant of cover art for John Howe Fantasy Art Workshop)
• 45 •  Universe • (2001) • interior artwork by John Howe
• 45 •  Melusine • (2001) • interior artwork by John Howe
• 45 •  Nidhoggr • (2001) • interior artwork by John Howe
• 46 •  Beowulf and Grendel • (2001) • interior artwork by John Howe
• 46 •  The Glass Dragon cover • (2001) • interior artwork by John Howe (variant of cover art for The Glass Dragon 1994)
• 46 •  Beowulf and Grendel [2] • (2001) • interior artwork by John Howe
• 47 •  The Red Cross and the Dragon • (2001) • interior artwork by John Howe
• 47 •  Galapagos • (2001) • interior artwork by John Howe
• 48 •  Myth & Magic: The Art of John Howe • (2001) • interior artwork by John Howe
• 48 •  Myth & Magic: The Art of John Howe [2] • (2001) • interior artwork by John Howe
• 49 •  Myth & Magic: The Art of John Howe [3] • (2001) • interior artwork by John Howe
• 49 •  The Last of the Dragons • (2001) • interior artwork by John Howe
• 49 •  Myth & Magic: The Art of John Howe [4] • (2001) • interior artwork by John Howe
• 50 •  St. George & the Dragon • (2001) • interior artwork by John Howe
• 52 •  The Knight with the Lion: The Story of Yvain cover • (1996) • interior artwork by John Howe
• 52 •  Knights • (1995) • interior artwork by John Howe
• 52 •  The Knight with the Lion: The Story of Yvain • (2001) • interior artwork by John Howe
• 52 •  The Knight with the Lion: The Story of Yvain [2] • (2001) • interior artwork by John Howe
• 53 •  Lancelot [2] • (2001) • interior artwork by John Howe
• 53 •  The Knight Battles Two Giants • (2001) • interior artwork by John Howe
• 54 •  The Fisherman and His Wife • (2001) • interior artwork by John Howe
• 54 •  The Edge of the World • (2001) • interior artwork by John Howe
• 54 •  Myth & Magic: The Art of John Howe [5] • (2001) • interior artwork by John Howe
• 55 •  Meeting God • (2001) • interior artwork by John Howe
• 55 •  Tiger, the Mystery of Greenwood • (2001) • interior artwork by John Howe
• 55 •  La Guerre du Feu • (2001) • interior artwork by John Howe
• 55 •  Rana-la-Menthe • (2001) • interior artwork by John Howe
• 56 •  The Abandoned City • (2001) • interior artwork by John Howe
• 56 •  The Abandoned City [2] • (2001) • interior artwork by John Howe
• 58 •  The Abandoned City [3] • (2001) • interior artwork by John Howe
• 58 •  The Abandoned City [4] • (2001) • interior artwork by John Howe
• 58 •  The Abandoned City [5] • (2001) • interior artwork by John Howe
• 59 •  The Abandoned City [6] • (2001) • interior artwork by John Howe
• 60 •  Map of Tolkien's 'The Hobbit' • (1995) • interior artwork by John Howe
• 62 •  Bilbo • (2001) • interior artwork by John Howe
• 62 •  Gollum • (2001) • interior artwork by John Howe
• 62 •  Bilbo with Beorn • (2001) • interior artwork by John Howe
• 62 •  Bilbo with Thorin • (2001) • interior artwork by John Howe
• 63 •  The Great Goblin • (1993) • interior artwork by John Howe
• 64 •  An Unexpected Party • (1995) • interior artwork by John Howe
• 66 •  Smaug sketch • (2001) • interior artwork by John Howe
• 67 •  Smaug • (2001) • interior artwork by John Howe (variant of cover art for The Hobbit 1991)
• 68 •  Roac, Son of Carc sketch • (2001) • interior artwork by John Howe
• 68 •  Roac, Son of Carc • (2001) • interior artwork by John Howe
• 68 •  Gollum sketch • (2001) • interior artwork by John Howe
• 69 •  Lonely Mountain vignette • (2001) • interior artwork by John Howe
• 69 •  The Trolls sketch • (2001) • interior artwork by John Howe
• 69 •  Gandalf Upon Gwaihir sketch • (2001) • interior artwork by John Howe
• 69 •  Bag End sketch • (2001) • interior artwork by John Howe
• 70 •  The Death of Smaug • (1998) • interior artwork by John Howe
• 72 •  Smaug Awakes (3-D) • (2001) • interior artwork by John Howe (variant of Smaug Awakes 1999)
• 73 •  Spiders of Mirkwood (3-D) • (2001) • interior artwork by John Howe (variant of Spiders of Mirkwood 1999)
• 73 •  The Battle of the Five Armies (3-D) • (2001) • interior artwork by John Howe (variant of The Battle of the Five Armies 1999)
• 74 •  A Hobbit Dwelling • (2001) • interior artwork by John Howe (variant of cover art for There and Back Again: The Map of the Hobbit 1995)
• 76 •  The Ring of Five Dragons • (2001) • interior artwork by John Howe (variant of cover art for The Ring of Five Dragons)
• 78 •  Assassin's Apprentice • (2001) • interior artwork by John Howe (variant of cover art for Assassin's Apprentice 1995)
• 80 •  Ship of Magic • (2001) • interior artwork by John Howe (variant of cover art for Ship of Magic 1998)
• 80 •  Assassin's Quest • (2001) • interior artwork by John Howe (variant of cover art for Assassin's Quest 1997)
• 81 •  Royal Assassin • (2001) • interior artwork by John Howe (variant of cover art for Royal Assassin 1996)
• 81 •  The Mad Ship • (2001) • interior artwork by John Howe (variant of cover art for The Mad Ship 1999)
• 82 •  Assassin's Apprentice proof • (2001) • interior artwork by John Howe
• 82 •  Ship of Destiny • (2001) • interior artwork by John Howe (variant of cover art for Ship of Destiny 2000)
• 83 •  Fool's Errand • (2001) • interior artwork by John Howe (variant of cover art for Fool's Errand)
• 84 •  The Once and Future King • (2001) • interior artwork by John Howe (variant of cover art for The Once and Future King 1996)
• 85 •  Castle Fantastic cover • (2001) • interior artwork by John Howe (variant of cover art for Castle Fantastic 1996)
• 85 •  Elf Fantastic • (2001) • interior artwork by John Howe (variant of cover art for Elf Fantastic 1997)
• 85 •  Wizard Fantastic cover • (2001) • interior artwork by John Howe (variant of cover art for Wizard Fantastic 1997)
• 86 •  Thunder Oak cover • (2001) • interior artwork by John Howe (variant of cover art for Thunder Oak 1997)
• 86 •  Windjammer Run cover • (2001) • interior artwork by John Howe (variant of cover art for Windjammer Run 1999)
• 86 •  A Midsummer's Nightmare cover • (2001) • interior artwork by John Howe (variant of cover art for A Midsummer's Nightmare 1997)
• 86 •  Castle Storm • (2001) • interior artwork by John Howe (variant of cover art for Castle Storm 1998)
• 87 •  The Sword and the Lion • (2001) • interior artwork by John Howe (variant of cover art for The Sword and the Lion 1993)
• 87 •  The Cygnet & the Firebird • (2001) • interior artwork by John Howe (variant of cover art for The Cygnet and the Firebird 1993)
• 88 •  Dark Heart • (2001) • interior artwork by John Howe
• 89 •  Winter of the Raven • (1994) • interior artwork by John Howe
• 89 •  Earthdawn: Throal, the Dwarf Kingdom • (1996) • interior artwork by John Howe
• 89 •  Grailquest: Kingdom of Horror • (2001) • interior artwork by John Howe
• 90 • Robert Holdstock • (2001) • essay by Robert Holdstock
• 90 •  Gate of Ivory • (2001) • interior artwork by John Howe (variant of cover art for Gate of Ivory 1998)
• 91 •  Mythago Wood • (1998) • interior artwork by John Howe (variant of cover art for Mythago Wood)
• 92 •  Merlin l'enchanteur • (2001) • interior artwork by John Howe (variant of Merlin the Enchanter 1989)
• 92 •  Conan • (2001) • interior artwork by John Howe (variant of cover art for The Conan Chronicles Volume 2: The Hour of the Dragon)
• 92 •  Pearl & Sir Orfeo cover • (1997) • interior artwork by John Howe (variant of cover art for Pearl and Sir Orfeo)
• 93 •  Sir Gawain & the Green Knight, Pearl and Sir Orfeo • (1996) • interior artwork by John Howe (variant of cover art for Sir Gawain and the Green Knight, Pearl and Sir Orfeo)
• 93 •  Finn & Hengest • (1998) • interior artwork by John Howe (variant of Finn and Hengest)
• 94 •  Sword in the Storm cover • (2001) • interior artwork by John Howe (variant of cover art for Sword in the Storm 1998)
• 94 •  Sword in the Storm • (2001) • interior artwork by John Howe (variant of cover art for Sword in the Storm 1998)
• 94 •  Winter Warriors • (2001) • interior artwork by John Howe (variant of cover art for Winter Warriors 1997)
• 96 •  Echoes of the Great Song cover • (2001) • interior artwork by John Howe (variant of cover art for Echoes of the Great Song 1997)
• 96 •  Echoes of the Great Song • (2001) • interior artwork by John Howe (variant of cover art for Echoes of the Great Song 1997)
• 98 •  Chimeras • (1992) • interior artwork by John Howe (variant of cover art for Chimeras)
• 98 •  Persistence of Vision • (2001) • interior artwork by John Howe
• 98 •  Pluto in the Morning Light • (2001) • interior artwork by John Howe (variant of cover art for Pluto in the Morning Light 1992)
• 99 •  The Secret Sharer • (1993) • interior artwork by John Howe (variant of cover art for The Secret Sharer)
• 99 •  Altaïr 13 • (2001) • interior artwork by John Howe
• 100 •  Trader cover • (2001) • interior artwork by John Howe (variant of cover art for Trader 1997)
• 100 •  Memory and Dream • (2001) • interior artwork by John Howe (variant of cover art for Memory and Dream 1994)
• 101 •  Into the Green • (2001) • interior artwork by John Howe (variant of cover art for Into the Green 1993)
• 102 •  The 4th Coming • (2001) • interior artwork by John Howe
• 102 •  The Wandering Fire • (1991) • interior artwork by John Howe (variant of cover art for The Wandering Fire 1992)
• 102 •  A Song for Arbonne • (1993) • interior artwork by John Howe (variant of cover art for A Song for Arbonne)
• 102 •  The Wanderer • (2001) • interior artwork by John Howe (variant of cover art for The Wanderer)
• 103 •  A Song for Arbonne [2] • (2001) • interior artwork by John Howe (variant of cover art for A Song for Arbonne 1992)
• 104 •  The Cup of Morning Shadows • (2001) • interior artwork by John Howe (variant of cover art for The Cup of Morning Shadows 1995)
• 104 •  The Sword of Maiden's Tears • (1995) • interior artwork by John Howe (variant of cover art for The Sword of Maiden's Tears 1994)
• 104 •  Tower of the King's Daughter • (1998) • interior artwork by John Howe (variant of cover art for Tower of the King's Daughter)
• 104 •  Born of Elven Blood • (2001) • interior artwork by John Howe (variant of cover art for Born of Elven Blood 1995)
• 104 •  The Dragon-Charmer • (2000) • interior artwork by John Howe (variant of cover art for The Dragon-Charmer)
• 105 •  The Amber Spyglass • (2001) • interior artwork by John Howe
• 106 •  Gandalf, The Lord of the Rings board game • (2001) • interior artwork by John Howe
• 108 •  Shire (vignette) • (2001) • interior artwork by John Howe
• 108 •  Middle-earth, The Lord of the Rings board game • (2001) • interior artwork by John Howe
• 108 •  Gollum (vignette) • (2001) • interior artwork by John Howe
• 109 •  Gandalf Returns to Bag End • (2001) • interior artwork by John Howe (variant of cover art for The Return of the Shadow 1994)
• 109 •  Black Riders in the Shire • (2001) • interior artwork by John Howe
• 110 •  Gandalf the Grey • (2001) • interior artwork by John Howe (variant of cover art for The Lord of the Rings 1992)
• 112 •  The Black Rider • (2001) • interior artwork by John Howe
• 112 •  Old Man Willow • (2001) • interior artwork by John Howe
• 112 •  Old Man Willow pencil sketch • (2001) • interior artwork by John Howe
• 113 •  Descent to Rivendell • (2001) • interior artwork by John Howe
• 113 •  Rivendell • (2001) • interior artwork by John Howe (variant of cover art for The Fellowship of the Ring 2002)
• 113 •  At the Ford • (2001) • interior artwork by John Howe
• 114 •  Gandalf Enters Dol Guldur • (2001) • interior artwork by John Howe
• 114 •  Horseman in the Night • (2001) • interior artwork by John Howe
• 114 •  Escape from Orthanc • (2001) • interior artwork by John Howe
• 115 •  Gollum Flees the Elves of Mirkwood • (2001) • interior artwork by John Howe
• 116 •  Road to Caradhras • (2001) • interior artwork by John Howe
• 116 •  The Watcher in the Water • (2001) • interior artwork by John Howe
• 116 •  Moria Gate sketch • (2001) • interior artwork by John Howe
• 116 •  Moria Gate watercolor • (2001) • interior artwork by John Howe
• 117 •  Under the Blow • (2001) • interior artwork by John Howe
• 117 •  Bridge of Khazad-dûm • (2001) • interior artwork by John Howe
• 118 •  Moria • (2001) • interior artwork by John Howe
• 120 •  Gandalf & the Balrog • (2001) • interior artwork by John Howe
• 120 •  Gandalf Falls with the Balrog • (2001) • interior artwork by John Howe
• 120 •  Galadriel • (2001) • interior artwork by John Howe
• 121 •  The Argonath • (2001) • interior artwork by John Howe
• 122 •  The Dark Tower • (2001) • interior artwork by John Howe (variant of cover art for The Two Towers 1991)
• 123 •  Uruk-hai • (2001) • interior artwork by John Howe
• 123 •  The Nameless Isle • (2001) • interior artwork by John Howe
• 123 •  The Lord of the Rings cover • (2001) • interior artwork by John Howe (variant of cover art for The Two Towers 1991)
• 123 •  Treebeard • (2001) • interior artwork by John Howe
• 124 •  Edoras • (2001) • interior artwork by John Howe (variant of cover art for The Treason of Isengard 1995)
• 124 •  Theoden • (2001) • interior artwork by John Howe
• 124 •  Arwen • (2001) • interior artwork by John Howe
• 124 •  Boromir • (2001) • interior artwork by John Howe
• 124 •  Zirakzigil • (2001) • interior artwork by John Howe
• 126 •  Legolas and Gimli • (2001) • interior artwork by John Howe
• 126 •  Mumak of Harad • (2001) • interior artwork by John Howe (variant of cover art for The War of the Ring 1992)
• 126 •  Helm's Deep • (2001) • interior artwork by John Howe
• 127 •  Shelob's Lair • (2001) • interior artwork by John Howe
• 127 •  Shelob About to Leap on Frodo • (2001) • interior artwork by John Howe
• 128 •  Gandalf Approaches the Guarded City • (2001) • interior artwork by John Howe
• 128 •  Gandalf Approaches the Guarded City [2] • (2001) • interior artwork by John Howe
• 128 •  Minas Tirith • (2001) • interior artwork by John Howe
• 128 •  Gandalf Before Minas Tirith (vignette) • (2001) • interior artwork by John Howe
• 129 •  The Return of the King cover • (2001) • interior artwork by John Howe (variant of cover art for The Return of the King)
• 129 •  Minas Tirith • (2001) • interior artwork by John Howe (variant of cover art for The Return of the King)
• 129 •  Eowyn and the Nazgûl • (2001) • interior artwork by John Howe
• 129 •  Dark Tower vignette • (2001) • interior artwork by John Howe
• 130 •  The Siege of Gondor • (2001) • interior artwork by John Howe
• 132 •  The Lieutenant of the Black Tower • (2001) • interior artwork by John Howe
• 132 •  In Mordor • (2001) • interior artwork by John Howe
• 132 •  In Mordor pencil sketch • (2001) • interior artwork by John Howe
• 133 •  Mordor • (2001) • interior artwork by John Howe
• 133 •  In Mordor pencil sketch [2] • (2001) • interior artwork by John Howe
• 133 •  Mount Doom (detail) • (2001) • interior artwork by John Howe
• 134 •  The Grey Havens • (2001) • interior artwork by John Howe
• 134 •  The End of the Third Age • (2001) • interior artwork by John Howe (variant of cover art for The End of the Third Age 1998)
• 135 •  Frodo Faces the Ringwraith on Amon Hen • (2001) • interior artwork by John Howe
• 136 •  Fifteenth-Century Italian Armor • (2001) • interior artwork by uncredited
• 137 •  Boar Hunting • (2001) • interior artwork by uncredited
• 138 •  Fourteenth-Century Archer • (2001) • interior artwork by uncredited
• 138 •  Fourteenth-Century Archer [2] • (2001) • interior artwork by uncredited
• 139 •  Soldier from Canton Uri • (2001) • interior artwork by uncredited
• 139 •  After a Hot Afternoon of Photos • (2001) • interior artwork by uncredited
• 140 • Afterword (Myth & Magic: The Art of John Howe) • (2001) • essay by Alan Lee
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  ^ⓘback cover
  •  Myth & Magic: The Art of John Howe [6] • (2001) • interior artwork by John Howe (variant of Gandalf & the Balrog)