''Algol'' was an

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Catalan magazine edited by the artistic group

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and first published in 1947. It was founded by Joan Pons and

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and edited by Enric Tomo i Freixes. Only 100 copies of ''Algol'' were published which all appeared in 1947. The 12-page magazine was printed on guarro, a type of linen paper. Dau al Set was formed by the poet Joan Brossa, the philosopher

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and the painters Joan Pons,

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and

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. It was a very important group in the Spanish post-war era.Gran Enciclopèdia Catalana
/ref> The magazine included literary texts by Brossa and Puig and illustrations by Pons, Jordi Mercadé and Francesc Boadella.Descripció
/ref> The group later published another magazine, called ''Dau al Set'' after their own name, which was the sequel to ''Algol''. ''Dau al Set'' was first published in 1948 and had a total of 56 pages. It also contained works by Brossa, Puig, and many other artists.

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Digitalization available in the ARCA Portal (archive of antique Catalan magazines)Ainize González García, "Nota sobre la revista ''Algol''", ''Els Marges'', No. 90, Winter 2010, pp. 68-79.
(in Catalan) 1947 establishments in Spain 1947 disestablishments in Spain Avant-garde magazines Catalan-language magazines Defunct magazines published in Spain Magazines established in 1947 Magazines disestablished in 1947 Magazines published in Catalonia Visual arts magazines {{Europe-culture-mag-stub

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