"As the initials ‘CJRT’ on the left below the compass rose remind us, the map of Middle-earth on which this carpet is based was drawn by Christopher Tolkien. The third son of J.R.R. Tolkien, then in his thirties, he drew it for the fi rst edition of The Lord of the Rings, published in 1954-1955. This map, presented here in a spectacular version, is a remarkable example of the special nature of the four-handed work carried out by J.R.R. and Christopher Tolkien. The latter appears both as an interpreter of his father’s work and as a creator." Trad. anglaise (par Juliet Powys) de « Christopher Tolkien, interprète et créateur : la carte de la Terre du Milieu », in Catalogue de l’exposition permanente « Aubusson tisse Tolkien », Aubusson, Linéart/ Cité internationale de la Tapisserie, 2024, p. 38-41