Lot 556 AN ILLUMINATED OTTOMAN PRAYER BOOK, 18TH-19TH CENTURY

An Arabic and Ottoman Turkish manuscript on paper, comprising 80 folios. Each page contains 9 lines of text, written in black Naskh script, surrounded by gilt and black borders. Surah headings are adorned with gilt and polychrome decoration, while gold verse markers are outlined in black and punctuated with blue and red dots. The manuscript includes various surahs from the Quran, including Surah Yasin, among others.

Three pages feature intricate polychrome paintings depicting al-Rawda al-Sharifa, al-Masjid al-Haram, and al-Masjid al-Nabawi. Additionally, the manuscript contains prayers and the Beautiful Names of Allah, along with the honored names of the Prophet.

Housed in a brown leather binding. Dimensions: 11 by 16 cm.