Small prayer book, Ottoman Empire, 19th century - Lot 216

Small prayer book, Ottoman Empire, 19th century Manuscript on paper copied by several hands in naskhi Arabic in black ink, a few words and characters in red ink. The first part, introduced by an unwân frontispiece richly illuminated in gold and polychrome, is an 11-line text punctuated by illuminated discs or florets, including suras and excerpts from Koranic suras (al-An'am, Yasin, al-Hashr). The second, by another hand, is a 9-line text in black and polychrome inks, punctuated with rosettes, three frontispieces and eight illuminated hilye, listing the names of God, followed by several prayers, including that of Sayyid al-Istighfar. The third part, introduced by an illuminated unwân frontispiece, contains a 9-line text of Quranic extracts and prayers. Bound in black and red morocco with gold embossing and decoration of a composition of vegetal scrolls around a fleuron flanked by two bifid palmettes. Partly gilded page edges. Binding size: 10.2 x 8 cm Wear and tear, flyleaves, stains, later pencilling, owner's stamp erased, binding dislocated and separated from folios.