Diabolical Fantasia - The Art of Der Orchideengarten 1919 (1)

Diabolical Fantasia: The Art of Der Orchideengarten Vol 1 / with text by Thomas Negovan / ISBN 9781947528017 / 80-page paperback, 5.5 x 8.5 inches, color printing, published by Century Guild (If only I could have been publishing books in 2009 when I scored a set of these magazines...) *** Diabolical Fantasia thoroughly covers the entirety of the magnificent and macabre illustrations in issues #1-6 of Der Orchideengarten magazine from the year 1919. The illustrations are captured from high-resolution scans made from a pristine collection in the Century Guild museum archive, and the accompanying text documents our extensive research to support the artworks and verify the artists whose names were not listed in the publication. About Der Orchideengarten Der Orchideengarten is a legendary German supernatural horror magazine, published from January 1919 until November 1921. Founded four years before the iconic American magazine Weird Tales launched in March 1923, Der Orchideengarten is consi