A master strikes a boy’s hand with a palmatoria – illuminated copy of Priscian’s Institutiones, MS Burney 275, c.1309-16, f.94 (British Library). Photo courtesy University of Leicester

A master strikes a boy's hand with a palmatoria - illuminated copy of Priscian's Institutiones, MS Burney 275, c.1309-16, f.94 (British  Library). Photo courtesy University of Leicester

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