Christmas at The Historic Games Shop

Throughout Advent and Christmastide we're highlighting some historic games and associated paraphernalia which we think would make ideal Christmas presents and stocking fillers

The Historic Games Shop

Frontispiece to ''The Vindication of Christmas'' by John Taylor, 1652
Frontispiece to ''The Vindication of Christmas'' by John Taylor, 1652; Wikimedia; Creative Commons CC0 License
Robert Alexander Hillingford (1825-1904); painting of the Yule Log being brought in at Hever Castle
Robert Alexander Hillingford (1825-1904); painting of the Yule Log being brought in at Hever Castle; Wikimedia; Creative Commons CC0 License
Snowball fight from the Calendar of a fragmentary Prayer Book, c. 1520-30, Brussels
Snowball fight from the Calendar of a fragmentary Prayer Book, c. 1520-30, Brussels; W.425, fol. 12R © 2011 Walters Art Museum, used under a Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 3.0 Unported License
Nativity from the Sherbrooke Missal, c 1310-1320
Nativity from NLW MS 15536E Sherbrooke Missal; c. 1310-1320; National Library of Wales; Creative Commons CC0 1.0 Universal Public Domain Dedication

So get your skates on...

Skating monster from The Garden of Earthly Delights, Hieronymous Bosch, c. 1500
Bosch, Hieronymus - skating monster, The Garden of Earthly Delights, c. 1500; Museo Nacional del Prado; Wikimedia; Creative Commons CC0 License
Detail from fresco of January, Torre dell'Aquila, Buonconsiglio Castle; Venceslao, c. 1400
Venceslao, c. 1400; Fresco – January, Torre dell'Aquila, Buonconsiglio castle; Wikimedia; Creative Commons CC0 License

...and head down to The Historic Games Shop...

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...and we hope you'll find something appropriate for your stockings!

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Yule log in a farmhouse in Gotland, Sweden; Pehr Arvid Säve (1811—1887)
Yule log, Gotland, Sweden, Pehr Arvid Säve (1811—1887); Wikimedia; Creative Commons CC0 License

Additional Picture Credits: Top Image: Venceslao, c. 1400; Fresco – January, Torre dell'Aquila, Buonconsiglio castle; Wikimedia; Creative Commons CC0 License; Bottom Image: Yule log, farmhouse in Gotland, Sweden, Pehr Arvid Säve (1811—1887); Wikimedia; Creative Commons CC0 License

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