Lot 548 AN ILLUMINATED OTTOMAN PRAYER BOOK, WRITTEN BY AHMED EFFENDI, 1251 AH/ 1805 AD

An Arabic and Ottoman Turkish manuscript on paper, comprising 100 folios, each featuring 9 lines of text written in black Naskh script. The pages are beautifully ruled with black and gold borders, adorned with gold roundel verse markers. Titles and key words are highlighted in red ink, while surah headings are framed by gilt panels. The first two bifolia are lavishly embellished with gilt and polychrome decoration. The manuscript begins with Surah Al-Imran and continues through to the final surah of the Qur'an. It also includes the Beautiful Names of Allah, prophetic sayings, and supplications. Housed in its original leather binding, the manuscript measures 9 by 14 cm.