Acknowledgements

The book is the result of research which started in 2015. It grew in the process of writing as numerous suggestions were kindly given to me by friends, scholars, institutions and websites whom I can but only respectfully thank.

Francesca BARBINITom SHIPPEYJay JOHNSTONEDouglas A. ANDERSONÅke BERTENSTAMCathleen BLACKBURNMahdî BRECQPieter COLLIERGianluca COMASTRIGiovanni C. COSTABILERyszard DERDZINSKI Jeremy EDMONDSEduardo FERREIRADimitra FIMIJason FISHERJohn GARTHPeter GILLIVERWayne G. HAMMONDCarl F. HOSTETTEREnrico INTROINIBradford Lee EDEN | Gabriele MARCONIJeremy H. MARSHALLCatherine McILWAINEWim MEEUWSAaron O’BRIENElena ROSSI | Alan REYNOLDSDario SADERIGiuseppe SCATTOLINIChristina SCULLGuglielmo SPIRITOCharles STYLESPriscilla TOLKIEN.

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