{"product_id":"gallowmen-and-mandrakes","title":"Gallowmen \u0026 Mandrakes","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBy Wilmar Taal\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe Occult Life of Bob Laurentius Richel\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePublished by Troy Books\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn the Upper gallery of The Museum of Witchcraft and Magic in Boscastle, the Richel-collection stands out through its quality and volume. The former steward of this collection was Amsterdam-based collector and presumed occultist Bob Richel.\u003cbr\u003eAlthough the collection consists mostly of works and objects fashioned by his Father-in-law J.H.W. Eldermans, Bob was quite an accomplished artist himself. His works deal with his perpetual fear of a nuclear war, his trauma from WW II, his fascination with the Devil, the dark sides of Roman-Catholicism and of course themes from the occult.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWilmar Taal is a Dutch cultural historian with an expertise on history, folklore and the occult.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePrevious works include:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe Silent Listener J.H.W. Eldermans\u003cbr\u003eGnome Manuscript part 1, 2 and 3\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003eAlso available from the webshop.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Troy Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52630470885704,"sku":"MWM-032","price":20.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0953\/8053\/7672\/files\/MWM_032_gallowmen_mandrakes.jpg?v=1774023013","url":"https:\/\/museum-of-witchcraft-and-magic.myshopify.com\/products\/gallowmen-and-mandrakes","provider":"Museum of Witchcraft and Magic ","version":"1.0","type":"link"}