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It contains a calendar of Church holidays, hours, offices and masses, as well as prayers, hymns and readings, all richly illuminated as seen in the page reproduced here.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eThe Story Behind the Design\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eWith pages displaying astounding plays of naturalistic illusionism, the luxurious personal prayer book known as the \u003cem\u003eSpinola Hours\u003c\/em\u003e is one of the most visually sophisticated Flemish manuscripts of the 16th century.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA book of hours contains texts including a calendar of Church holidays, the Hours of the Virgin (a cycle of prayer services devoted to the Virgin Mary), the Office for the Dead, and other prayers, hymns and readings. This particular example augments these contents with a special series of weekday offices and masses, providing even more possibilities for rich illuminations. 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