Jeu de mail

Paille - Maille, known in England as Pall Mall [ ˌ pælmæl ]; ( other spellings: Baille - Maille, Palle - malle, jeu de mail) was a ball game of the 16th and 17th century and a precursor of both the spread in the 19th century croquet (Fr.: Croquet ) and the present Swingolf. It is one of the notes played on Hard Court Precision Sports (unlike croquet, played on fields ).

The name comes from the Italian pallamaglio or palla di maglio, which literally means " mallet - ball " (or ball game with a mallet ). It was played on a long paved path, at the end of an iron tire was suspended above the ground. The goal is a ball made ​​of boxwood, which had about approximately one foot circumference ( about 30 cm), the size of a modern Krocketballs, with as few strokes of a heavy wooden club ( the mallet ) along the track and through the tire was beat.

Paille - Maille was popular in Italy, France and Scotland during the 17th century to England, Holland and Germany. The name Paille - Maille referred to not only the game but also the wooden bat and the track was played on. Many cities and historical parks still have long straight roads or promenades that have evolved from these fairways. Two of these roads in London are Pall Mall and The Mall in Hamburg -Altona, there are still Palmaille. In Himmelcron there is a Baille - Maille- lime avenue. Also in the castle Pillnitz in Dresden there is a Maille train ⊙ 51.01210813.863931 and in Esslingen am Neckar indicates the name of the city parks Maille on the earlier ball game at this place down. In The Hague, the Malieveld is used as an event venue. The London Pall Mall served in 1899 as eponym for the cigarette brand Pall Mall. In North America, shopping centers are referred to as shopping malls.

Another at the time of courtly Baroque popular game was the passing game inspired by the Pall Mall.

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