Holger Drachmann (1846–1908), Danish poet, dramatist and painter, significant figure of the Scandinavian Modern Breakthrough movement. Prominent writer in his day, now mostly remembered as one of the Skagen artists colony painters.
Anker Kyster (1864-1939) outstanding Danish bookbinder, influenced by William Morris and Cobden Sanderson, with painter ceramists Thorvald Bindesbøll (1846-1908), Joachim Skovgaard (1856-1933) and August Jerndorff (1846-1906), important figures of the Danish arts and crafts movement. ‘Troldtøj’ is considered one of the highlights of Danish book design of the nineties.
A collection of strange tales and horror stories based on folklore and superstitious beliefs in line with the symbolist current of the time. Originally published in parts over the period 1889 to November 1890, the work was subsequently collected and published
in a number of different bindings the most exciting of which are indubitably Anker Kyster's.