Golf book

The book is believed to have been created for a Swiss patron, as evidenced by a miniature painting of St Boniface of Lausanne. • Illustration — March- gardening and felling trees; and playing with rattles • Illustration — May- Boating party; and archery • Illustration — September- Ploughing, sowing and harrowing; and playing with marbles and stilts

The extant folios of the Golf Book are adorned with 21 full-page miniatures and numerous smaller paintings. In its current state, the book commences with a page belonging to the suffrages of the saints, depicting a bishop, likely St Boniface of Lausanne. The subsequent section (folios 2v–17v) comprises fragments of the Little Office of the Virgin, illustrated with a cycle of the Passion of Christ. The primary miniatures exhibit influence from a series of engravings of the 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.