File:Tolkien tailpiece decoration in The Road Goes Ever On.jpg

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Description	A tailpiece decoration by J. R. R. Tolkien in the book of Donald Swann's song cycle The Road Goes Ever On
Author or copyright owner	J. R. R. Tolkien
Source (WP:NFCC#4)	own scan from The Road Goes Ever On
Date of publication	1967
Use in article (WP:NFCC#7)	The Road Goes Ever On
Purpose of use in article (WP:NFCC#8)	Demonstrate the care Tolkien took to make Swann's book of his musical setting of Tolkien's songs beautiful, as discussed in the article.
Not replaceable with free media because (WP:NFCC#1)	The software or website from which the screenshot is taken is copyrighted and not released under a free license, so creation of a free image is not possible.
Not replaceable with textual coverage because (WP:NFCC#1)	No amount of text can explain the visual impact of a decorative graphic.
Minimal use (WP:NFCC#3)	The image is of just one of Tolkien's decorations for the book; it is greatly reduced in scale; it is the only decoration in the article, and it is used only here.
Respect for commercial opportunities (WP:NFCC#2)	The use of a low resolution screenshot from software or a website will not impact the commercial viability of the software or site.
Fair useFair use of copyrighted material in the context of The Road Goes Ever On//en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Tolkien_tailpiece_decoration_in_The_Road_Goes_Ever_On.jpgtrue

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