this beautifully illustrated guide explains how to choose and make the ideal herbal mixture for a wide variety of medicinal and culinary uses

It is inspired by original brooches and the one described in ‘Who’s Afraid of Beowulf’ by Tom Holt

and ecologically important mushrooms

if we can just slow down and learn how to channel it

and a melding pot for the beliefs

The Gnome Manuscript symbols this beautifully illustrated guide explainsPart One: Origins, Habit and Culture. In 2000, the mysterious Dutch Richel Eldermans collection was donated to The Museum of Witchcraft and Magic in Boscastle where, in 2003, a Dutch speaking student assisted in deciphering some of the written materials in the collection. It was during this process that the student discovered a fascinating manuscript concerned with Dutch gnome folklore, and alerted the Meertens Institute in Amsterdam who were happy to