Golf book
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The Golf Book (
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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
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Description
The extant folios of the Golf Book are decorated with 21 full-page miniatures and a number of smaller paintings. In its current state the book opens with a page belonging to the suffrages of the saints, which depicts a bishop, probably St Boniface of Lausanne. The next section (folios 2v–17v) features fragments of the Little Office of the Virgin illustrated with the cycle of the Passion of Christ. The main miniatures are influenced by a series of engravings of a Passion attributed to the Master of the Gardens of Love.
- Matins: Agony in the Garden
- Lauds: Kiss of Judas
- Prime: Christ brought before Pilate
- Terce: Flagellation
- Sext: Jesus nailed to the cross
- None: Crucifixion
- Vespers: Deposition
- Compline: Burial of Jesus
The last section (folios 18v–30r) features the calendar. The representation of each month covers two facing pages, with a full-page illustration on the left-hand page showing the occupations of the months.
At present, the extant folios of the book are in the wrong order; the suffrages of the saints and the Office of the Virgin are placed before the calendar.[3]
See also
External links
- British Library catalogue record for manuscript, item Add MS 24098
- British Library online gallery (Virtual books, accessible version)
- Facsimile edition published by M. Moleiro Editor (website includes gallery of images with descriptions)
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.
- ISBN 9788416509782.
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