Book of Hours. C. 1550

Two single matches of the hockey-like game of crosse are being played simultaneously on a paved courtyard or street, possibly outside a church. The player in the centre holds a club similar to a long nose.

Bas-de-page from an illuminated manuscript calendar page. French, Book of Hours from about 1550.

Bodleian Library (ms. Douce 135, folio 2 recto), Oxford, England

Literature

• Golf throuch the ages by Michael Flannery, page 102. January 2004