Golf book
The Golf Book (British Library Add MS 24098) is the common name for an illuminated manuscript Book of Hours in the Use of Rome dating from the 1540s. Only 23 pages remain of the original created by the illuminator Simon Bening and his studio in Bruges. It owes its popular name to one illustration in the calendar, with people playing a game resembling that of golf.[1] It is presumed to have been made for a Swiss patron as the book includes a miniature painting of St Boniface of Lausanne.[2]
March- gardening and felling trees; and playing with rattles
May- Boating party; and archery
September- Ploughing, sowing and harrowing; and playing with marbles and stilts
See also[]
External links[]
- British Library catalogue record for manuscript, item Add MS 24098
- British Library online gallery (Virtual books, accessible version)
References[]
- ^ "A Good Walk Spoiled". Medieval manuscripts blog. British Library. 22 May 2013. Retrieved 25 July 2014.
- ^ "Add MS 24098". Digitised Manuscripts. British Library. Retrieved 25 July 2014.
Categories:
- Illuminated books of hours
- British Library additional manuscripts
- 1540s books
- Golf books
- British Library stubs