Golf book

This article is about a medieval manuscript. Not to be confused with Rules of golf.
September- Four men playing a game that resembles golf

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 work created by the renowned illuminator Simon Bening and his studio in Bruges. It owes its popular name to one illustration in the calendar, depicting people playing a game resembling golf.[1] The book is believed to have been created for a Swiss patron, as evidenced by a miniature painting of St Boniface of Lausanne.[2]

  • March- gardening and felling trees; and playing with rattles
    March- gardening and felling trees; and playing with rattles
  • May- Boating party; and archery
    May- Boating party; and archery
  • September- Ploughing, sowing and harrowing; and playing with marbles and stilts
    September- Ploughing, sowing and harrowing; and playing with marbles and stilts
  1. ^ "A Good Walk Spoiled". Medieval manuscripts blog. British Library. 22 May 2013. Retrieved 25 July 2014.
  2. ^ "Add MS 24098". Digitised Manuscripts. British Library. Archived from the original on 5 July 2020. Retrieved 25 July 2014.