Leaf from The Ghistelles Calendar
Stoolball may have been an early version of baseball. Dating to the 11th century, it was a folk game that men and women played together. While many variations existed, typically one person threw a ball at a stool, which a "batsman" would try to defend by hitting the ball away....
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Possibly made for John III, Lord of Ghistelles and Ingelmunster, (d. 1315); Sir Sydney Cockerell [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Dr. Rosy Schiling [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Western Manuscripts and Miniatures Sale, Sotheby's London, December 1, 1998, Lot 17; Walters Art Museum, 1999, by purchase.
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