Medieval men playing ball games in a park. In the foreground, men try to throw a ball (esteuf) into a hole in the ground in the game of fossette (ancient golf), while in the background four men with hooked sticks play croce (ancient hockey). Lithograph from Henry Rene Allemagne's Sports and Games of Skill (Sports et Jeux d'Adresse), Librairie Hachette, Paris, 1903.

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Size: 5268px × 3756px
Photo credit: © Florilegius / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
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