De proprietatibus rerum

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Bartholomaeus Anglicus (before 1203–1272) was an early 13th-century Scholastic of Paris, a member of the Franciscan order. He was the author of the compendium De proprietatibus rerum ("On the Properties of Things"), dated c.1240, an early forerunner of the encyclopedia. Of the 19th books, the 6th talks about the daily life and in particular the ages of man. These drawings are from translations, so actually later (from http://www.larsdatter.com/toys.htm):

(BNF 22531, fol. 99v), first quarter of the 15th century


(BNF Fr. 9141, fol. 98), first quarter of the 15th century


(BNF Fr. 22533, fol. 84v), 3rd quarter of the 15th century


This is from another source a book of prayers, copied by an Italian towards the end of the 15th century:


I lost the source to this very nice one, but I'll put the image here until I found it again: