Small Ottoman prayer book En'am-i Serif, 1848Manuscript on paper of 7 lines per page in Arabic in naskhi calligraphy in black ink, some titles and terms in red ink. Illuminated with gold on each page. The text includes several suras and excerpts of Quranic suras, prayers and commentaries of prayers or the list of the names of Allah. At the end of the manuscript, sacred images illuminated with gold depicting attributes of the Prophet Muhammad such as his rosary, his ewer, the Sacred Standard. Final colophon dated in red ink 8 rajab 1264 H/10 June 1848. Several pages watermarked with the stamp of the English city of Bath. Bound in green morocco with stamped decoration of a floral medallion enhanced with paint, the back covers and endpapers in ebru paper. Illegible handwritten inscription of a possible owner at the head of the manuscript. 10.4 x 7 cmSome spotting and foxing, wear, folios detaching from the binding . An Ottoman prayer book En'am-i Serif, dated 1848