Classroom boredom is medieval

c. 1350, Laurentius de Voltolina in Liber ethicorum des Henricus de Alemannia, Einzelblatt, Szene: Henricus de Alemannia vor seinen Schülern

Is the chap sleeping or just texting his stationarius around the corner for some extra peciae? We shall never know. My impression is that he’s simply expressing disagreement with the magister.

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