Book of Hours. C. 1475

The illumination in a French manuscript from c. 1475 shows several teams playing outside the city walls the game of crosse. It seems that the composite clubs are used for the short finishing strokes. We suppose that the curved clubs are used in the fields for long distance.

Prayer Book of Poitiers, ms. L.A. 135, folio 2 verso, 1460 - 1465

Museo da Fundacao Calouste Gulbenkian, Lisboa

Literature

• Geert & Sara Nijs, Games for Kings & Commoners, Part Three, p. 96. ISBN 978-2-9540069-3-2. 2015