Medieval Toys, 15th century
Woodcut entitled: Life stages from infancy to old age with various accoutrements from Bartholomaeus Anglicus' Le Proprietaire des Choses (The Properties of Things), 1486. This book preserved and distilled much learning from antiquity as well as the Middle Ages. The origin of the word "toy" is unknown, but it is believed that it was first used in the 14th century.
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