| Simon Bening created
this
magnificent book of hours around 1530. For whom it was intended is
unknown. The book has attracted lots of attention with its scenes of
sports & free-time
activities common during that time, including one with golf,
from which the book takes its name.
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| Besides the marginal
scenes the illuminations of the calendar are characteristic of
16th-c. life, both in work and free time. Facsimile:
original format,
14.5 x 22 cm, 60 pp, plus commentary. Published in 2004 by
Moleiro Editor. Euro 1,971
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