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<p>The URL is <a href="http://www.bl.uk/onlinegallery/ttp/ttpbooks.html">http://www.bl.uk/onlinegallery/ttp/ttpbooks.html</a>.</p> | <p>The URL is <a href="http://www.bl.uk/onlinegallery/ttp/ttpbooks.html">http://www.bl.uk/onlinegallery/ttp/ttpbooks.html</a>.</p> | ||
|Comment=<p>It's not a "golf history" book. It's an illustrated prayer book, Called a "golf book" because on the bottom of page 1 is a scene of men playing golf (or colf, the Flemish counterpart). The bottom of page 7 is cut off in the website so I couldn't see the game played.</p> | |Comment=<p>It's not a "golf history" book. It's an illustrated prayer book, Called a "golf book" because on the bottom of page 1 is a scene of men playing golf (or colf, the Flemish counterpart). The bottom of page 7 is cut off in the website so I couldn't see the game played.</p> | ||
<p>Golf was played by Scots as early as 1421 (cf. the Battle of Beauge, in France), and in 1457 King James II of Scotland banned golf play in order to get Scots to practice archery instead. Golf was played in Charleston and Savannah, USA in the late 1700s, but died out in the US until revived in the 1880s. The Dutch also claim to have "invented" golf, or Kolf, and claim that Flemish traders brought the game to Scotland. [ba]</p> | <p>Golf was played by Scots as early as 1421 (cf. the Battle of Beauge, in France), and in 1457 King James II of Scotland banned golf play in order to get Scots to practice archery instead ("<span>And that fut ball and golf be utterly cryit doune and not usyt")</span>. Golf was played in Charleston and Savannah, USA in the late 1700s, but died out in the US until revived in the 1880s (cf. Oakhurst course, WV 1884, and St. Andrews near NYC, 1888. See https://www.pga.com/story/oldest-golf-courses-in-america). The first golf club in Canada was established in 1873.</p> | ||
<p>The Dutch also claim to have "invented" golf, or Kolf, and claim that Flemish traders brought the game to Scotland. [ba]</p> | |||
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A Pitcher, a Catcher and a Batter in a Golf History Book?
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Text | Cary Smith [ZinnBeck@aol.com] has noted an alluring illustration in a 1540 publication, and we seek additional input on it. In a posting to the 19CBB listserve in March 2008, Cary wrote: "On the British Library web site in the turning pages section there is a book called the Golf Book, but it is labeled as 'Flemish Masters in Miniature.' On page seven of the book there is a small grisalle border at the bottom. It looks like what today would be considered a pitcher, catcher, and batter. The book is from 1540. To access the web site you will need to have Flash running. If on a Macintosh that is intel based you will need to click the Rosetta button in the info window of your web browser." Note: can you help us interpret this artwork? The URL is http://www.bl.uk/onlinegallery/ttp/ttpbooks.html. |
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Comment | It's not a "golf history" book. It's an illustrated prayer book, Called a "golf book" because on the bottom of page 1 is a scene of men playing golf (or colf, the Flemish counterpart). The bottom of page 7 is cut off in the website so I couldn't see the game played. Golf was played by Scots as early as 1421 (cf. the Battle of Beauge, in France), and in 1457 King James II of Scotland banned golf play in order to get Scots to practice archery instead ("And that fut ball and golf be utterly cryit doune and not usyt"). Golf was played in Charleston and Savannah, USA in the late 1700s, but died out in the US until revived in the 1880s (cf. Oakhurst course, WV 1884, and St. Andrews near NYC, 1888. See https://www.pga.com/story/oldest-golf-courses-in-america). The first golf club in Canada was established in 1873. The Dutch also claim to have "invented" golf, or Kolf, and claim that Flemish traders brought the game to Scotland. [ba] Edit with form to add a comment |
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