EditorialMiniature of the combat between Gaheriat and Guidan le Noir, with a woman behind Gaheriat, with an illuminated initial 'O'(r) and a partial bar border containing two man playing boules. Lancelot du Lac. France?; begining of 14th century. Source: Royal ...
EditorialSoldiers and old men playing boules or petanque on a field, Napoleonic era. After an illustration by Carle Vernet. Lithograph from Henry Rene Allemagne's Sports and Games of Skill (Sports et Jeux d'Adresse), Librairie Hachette, Paris, 1903.
EditorialFive old men play a game of boules or bowls, circa 1800. Copied from Martinet's Caricatures Parisiennes. Handcoloured lithograph from Henry Rene Allemagne's Sports and Games of Skill (Sports et Jeux d'Adresse), Librairie Hachette, Paris, 1903.
EditorialParisians playing a game of boules, circa 1800, in a park with soldiers and other men watching. Illustration drawn by Carle Vernet, woodcut by Debucourt from Paul Lacroix's "Directoire, Consulat et Empire," Paris, 1884.