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Breviary

Breviary (from Latin brevis - "short") is a liturgical book containing the public or canonical prayers, hymns, and notation for everyday use, especially for priests.
It was often richly decorated with initials and miniature illustrations.

Also some abridged version of a text, a brief account or a summary of something.

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