The Golf Book (Book of Hours)

 

This is the month when work on the winter crops – wheat and rye – begin. 

In the foreground of f.26 v, a peasant can be seen with a knife in his belt guiding a harrow drawn by two horses.This is the month when work on the winter crops – wheat and rye – begin. A peasant can be seen in the foreground with a knife in his belt guiding a harrow drawn by two horses. The peasants’ garb indicates the onset of cold weather.

The bottom of the border on f. 26v depicts a game similar to marbles.

In the bottom margin on f. 27r, on the edge of a farm and in front of a house with a man watching them, are three boys playing a ball game similar to present-day golf. 

On the right side of the margin is a medallion, with a cartouche reading “scorpio”.