sentences:  For example, a border of pretzels and wafers encircles Saint Bartholomew, mussels enclose Saint Ambrose, and a rosary frames the Adoration of the Magi.Meiss observed that these pages are constructed so that the reader views the border through a magnifying glass and the miniature through a telescope.The Hours uses framing as a means to encourage viewers to think of themselves as participants with God in creating sacred time.