Illustrations 7&8
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The Annunciation to the Shepherds. Terce. The fourth subject of the Hours of the Virgin. Fifteenth-century depictions of this scene traditionally give prominence to the shepherds, as here. Note that the shepherd on the right is playing bagpipes.

Illustration 7 (In detail)

Illustration 8. (f. 27r)

The Adoration of Christ by the Three Kings. Sext. The fifth subject of the Hours of the Virgin. Each of the kings represents a different age, 'the three ages of man'.