The Gnome Compendium
The Gnome Manuscript – Part Three:
Excerpts of the Works of J.H.W. Eldermans
The Gnome Manuscript has enchanted many curious people around the world with its mixture of myth, magick and folklore, all captured in the wonderful drawings and handwriting by J.H.W. Eldermans. This third and final instalment of The Gnome Manuscript, The Gnome Compendium – Exerts of the Works of J.H.W. Eldermans, will focus on the miscellaneous writings concerning ‘little people’ by J.H.W. Eldermans.
Where the first part focused more on culture and habits, the second part on magic concerning gnomes, this part will bring you first hand eye witness accounts of people who actually saw or even were in contact with gnomes. We will look to people associated with gnomes, but also to folklore and mythology and the leftovers, the writings that could not fit any category, but deal with gnomes nevertheless. A fascinating study comes to a surprising conclusion.
Wilmar Taal (1969) is a Dutch cultural historian specialized in history of the occult, Dutch folklore, horror fiction and ‘hidden histories’ of The Netherlands. He has authored four books in Dutch and four in English. He is married and lives with his wife and spoilt rotten cat near Amsterdam and part-time on De Veluwe…
Wilmar Taal talks about ‘The Gnome Manuscript’ trilogy
Available in the following editions:
Paperback Edition: Gloss laminate cover.
Standard Hardback Edition: a green case binding with gold foil blocking to cover & spine, 90gsm cream paper stock, black end papers, with black head and tail bands.
Special Edition: a limited edition of 125 hand-numbered examples, bound in a brown cloth binding, with gold foil blocking to the front and spine, 90gsm cream stock, black endpapers, with black head and tail bands.
Size: All editions are Royal format 234 x 156mm.
Pagination: 224pages extensively illustrated with drawings by JHW Eldermans from the original Gnome Manuscript and photographs by the author.
PREFACE
CHAPTER ONE “GNOME FOLKLORE AND MYTHOLOGY”
CHAPTER TWO “PERSONS ASSOCIATED WITH GNOMES”
CHAPTER THREE “GNOME WITNESSES”
CHAPTER FOUR “MISCELLANOUS WRITINGS CONCERNING GNOMES
CHAPTER FIVE “EPILOGUE”
ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
ILLUSTRATIONS
BIBLIOGRAPHY
CONSULTED WEBSITES
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