Composite manuscript, Ottoman Empire, one section signed and dated 923 H / 1516 Manuscript on papers of various shades, some powdered with gold, others painted with floral motifs of about nineteen lines of various orientations, mainly divided into two columns, in Arabic and Persian, mixing various calligraphies in black ink, some terms in red ink. Frontispiece sarlow illuminated with gold and polychrome of a lambrequin decorated with flowers housing a finial and a titled cartouche. The text is mostly poetic, containing verses by various Arab and pre-Islamic poets such as Fuzuli, Rumi, Imru al-Qais. The last double-page gives the name of the copyist Ahmad al-Qura Hisari and the date of 923 H / 1516. Bound in garnet morocco with stamped mandorla decoration decorated with floral scrolls and enhanced with gold. 21,8 x 11,7 cm As is. Provenance: Christie's, London, South Kensington, October 9, 2009, lot 290. An Ottoman Manuscript with one Part Signed and Dated Private collection from Paris from 1975 to 2000 - first part (lots 120 to 173).