(slideshow) In the Middle Ages every Christian who could afford one had a Book of Hours - Page 3

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The Virgin and her child, from the Hours of Catherine of Cleves, 1440

In a Book of Hours, Matins (sunrise) was dedicated to the Annunciation, the Nativity was at Prime (6 a.m.), and the Annunciation to the Shepherds was at Terce (9 a.m.). The Hours of the Cross likewise follows Jesus at key moments of His Passion.

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