Extracts from Erestor's Library Catalogue, by Himring

[hhimring]

B2MeM Challenge: "Any kind of fanwork - story, art, craft - show us or tell us about a book/scroll/manuscript from Elrond’s library. Title, description, summary, cover, binding, endpapers, the art of book-binding, illumination or anything related, or a story about one particular book, be it its creation, history, content, or just playing a major role in any kind of story. It doesn’t have to be a complete work/book either. Anything goes here, provided it centers around anything that has to do with the Library of Rivendell." - the_winterwitch
Format: catalogue, WIP
Genre: meta
Rating: General
Warnings: none
Characters: Erestor
Pairing: Rivendell's librarian/books
Summary:
Erestor tries hard to keep track of Rivendell's growing number of books. It can be a bit of a struggle, especially in March...
Creator's Notes:
Please help by submitting any books or literary works you invent for B2MeM 2015 fanworks in the comments to this post (with link to the post, if possible). They don't have to be invented for a Rivendell book prompt to be included, but it would be appreciated if you mentioned briefly how the work ended up in the Rivendell library, if your fanwork itself doesn't already make it obvious!


1)
The Tale of Beren and Luthien.
Language: Quenya.
Rumoured to have been written by Maglor Feanorion himself (!).
Location: top shelf
Note: recently consulted by Estel (Aragorn).
Note/2: section on Nargothrond mysteriously missing (Maglor?)
Note/3: see also copies of the Tale in Sindarin and Westron
Scribe: Amy Fortuna (starbrow)
Reference: http://b2mem.livejournal.com/284948.html

2)
Healing Diseases of the Spirit
Location: top shelf
Note: consulted by Elrond and more recently by Aragorn
Note/2: see also "Yavanna’s travels in Middle-earth"
Scribe: Linda Hoyland (lindahoyland)
Reference: http://b2mem.livejournal.com/285833.html

3)
Scrolls on Narsil
Location: several shelves, labelled by Gilraen
Note: recently consulted by Aragorn
Note/2: see also "documents on Telchar"
Scribe: Suzelle (suzll)
Reference: http://b2mem.livejournal.com/288426.html

Note to self: Have conversations with Aragorn about his reading habits--with especial emphasis on careful treatment of books!

4)
Athrabeth Finrod ah Andreth
Note/1: for a time the sole surviving copy!
Note/2: see also: other philosophical writings by Finrod (notebooks)
Note/3: see also: other non-philosophical writings by Finrod re Edain (not publicly accessible; to consult, request from Elrond directly)
Scribe: Amy Fortuna (starbrow)
Reference: http://b2mem.livejournal.com/287450.html.

5)
There Is No Returning
Note/1: a collection of poems about Cuiviénen
Note/2: contains "I looked first on stars"  by Anon.
Scribe: Amy Fortuna (starbrow)
Reference: http://b2mem.livejournal.com/296852.html

6)
Love Poems Of The Noldorin
Note/1: includes "I looked first on stars" by Anon.
Note/2: may contain poems allegedly by "Anon." that the authors preferred not to acknowledge...
Scribe: Amy Fortuna (starbrow)
Reference: http://b2mem.livejournal.com/296852.html

7) Translations From The Elvish (Volume 2) by Bilbo Baggins
Note/1: includes "I looked first on stars" by Anon.
Note/2: vol. 2 of a set of 3
Note 3: request return of vol.1 from Aragorn and return of vol. 3 from Lindir (!)
Scribe: Amy Fortuna (starbrow)
Reference: http://b2mem.livejournal.com/296852.html

8) Form And Function Of First Age Poetry, attributed to Maglor Feanorion
Note/1: includes discussion (and praise) of  "I looked first on stars" by Anon.
Note/2: in fact, obviously written in the 2nd Age in Lindon (cf, title)
Scribe: Amy Fortuna (starbrow)
Reference: http://b2mem.livejournal.com/296852.html

9)
Development of earthenware drinking vessels in Gondor and Arnor, by Cennan
Note/1: Gondor: prone to patterned handles;
Note/2: Arnor: fond of solid bases
See also: comic songs of the fifth century; evolution of the tra-la-la songs
Scribe: Rhymer
Reference: http://b2mem.livejournal.com/296610.html

10)
A Treatise on the Herbs of the North and Their Associated Lore, by Lasseth
Note/1: note on author: occasionally called the "great Lasseth" in view of her medical authority
Note/2: consulted by Estel (Aragorn)
Note/3: said also to contain remedies suitable for rabbits
Scribe: Rhymer
Reference: http://b2mem.livejournal.com/296610.html

11)
An illustrated treatise on the beards of Annúminas
Note/1: shelfmark?!
Note/2: reconsider categorization
Scribe: Rhymer
Reference: http://b2mem.livejournal.com/296610.html

12)
Bunnykins' Big Adventure: a tale for very young Men, by Tegoldir
Note/1: keep on bottom shelf
Note/2: "boing"
Scribe: Rhymer
Reference: http://b2mem.livejournal.com/296610.html

Note to self: Have a word with Tegoldir about the contents of that 20th scroll.

13)
Rhymes For Little People
Note/1: Maglor's autograph
Note/2: self-portrait on fol. 6 verso
Note/3: Elrond's personal copy; on  permanent loan
Note/4: for use in the library and copying purposes only! (for borrowing by children there are currently four other copies)
Note/5 includes "The Lore of Living Creatures" (original version?)
Scribe: Amy Fortuna (starbrow)
Reference: http://b2mem.livejournal.com/291366.html



ETA: Erestor's still working on this, although his updates are irregular and may be a little delayed.
I know there have been further additions to the Rivendell library by Moetushie, Starbrow  and Dreamflower--and I may have overlooked others!

Comments

[tehta.livejournal.com]

OMG this is amazing, but I can't do it! I already have a ficlet about some of the works in Erestor's private collection...

[hhimring]

See my response to Oshun--while this particular catalogue is intended for B2MeM 2015, a more general collection might be a possibility!