Dietrich Ebert

Dietrich Ebert’s Views of Middle-earth (The Tolkien Calendar 1986).

Dietrich Ebert (born 1948) is a German designer and illustrator.

Dietrich Ebert was born in St. Peter in the German state of Schleswig-Holstein. As a graphic designer Dietrich Ebert works for several advertising agencies and industrial concerns. Since more than twenty-five years Ebert designs book covers for the publishing company Klett-Cotta. In 1985 Klett-Cotta published with Der Tolkien Kalender 1986 a German Tolkien Calendar with 12 color illustrations of Middle-earth made by Dietrich Ebert. Dietrich Ebert lives and works in Reutlingen, Germany.

Tolkien related cover designs and illustrations

The following German editions of J.R.R. Tolkien’s works were designed or illustrated by Dietrich Ebert:

• Die Abenteuer des Tom Bombadil (The Adventures of Tom Bombadil) by J.R.R. Tolkien, Klett-Cotta 1984.
• Nachrichten aus Mittelerde (Unfinished Tales of Númenor and Middle-earth) by J.R.R. Tolkien (Christopher Tolkien), Klett-Cotta 1996.
• Das Silmarillion (The Silmarillion) by J.R.R. Tolkien (Christopher Tolkien), Klett-Cotta 1997.
• Das Buch der Verschollenen Geschichten (The Book of Lost Tales) (Part 1 and 2) by J.R.R. Tolkien (Christopher Tolkien), Klett-Cotta 1999.
• Der Herr der Ringe (The Lord of the Rings) by J. R. R. Tolkien, in one volume (red edition), Klett-Cotta 2000.
• Der Herr der Ringe by J.R.R. Tolkien, in three volumes (green edition), Klett-Cotta 2000.
• Der Herr der Ringe – Anhänge und Register (Appendices), Klett-Cotta 2000.
• Briefe (Letters of J.R.R. Tolkien) published by Christopher Tolkien and Humphrey Carpenter, Klett-Cotta 2003.
• Der Herr der Ringe by J.R.R. Tolkien, special edition (leather edition), Klett-Cotta 2003.

References

• Klett-Cotta Website (German)