Gallowmen & Mandrakes

By Wilmar Taal
The Occult Life of Bob Laurentius Richel
Published by Troy Books

In 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.
Although 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.

Wilmar Taal is a Dutch cultural historian with an expertise on history, folklore and the occult.

Previous works include:
The Silent Listener J.H.W. Eldermans
Gnome Manuscript part 1, 2 and 3
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