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

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What is believed to be an image of the Visitation, from a Book of Hours, 1440

The Book of Hours first started appearing in the 13th century and focused on devotions and prayers to Mary and Jesus organized according to the canonical hours.

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