Signed prayer book, Ottoman Empire, 19th century Manuscript on paper with 13 lines of text per page in naskhi Arabic in black ink, some characters, words and titles in red ink. Text in three parts, introduced by an unwân frontispiece decorated with a floral lambrequin flanked by two red vegetal sprays and punctuated by illuminated discs. It includes prayers, the enumeration of the Prophet's names, parts of the Dala'il al-Khayrat illustrated with the sanctuaries of the Ka'aba in Mecca and the Rawdah, the Prophet's mosque in Medina, preceded by a page painted with a rose, and hadiths. Colophon giving the signature of the copyist 'Abdullah known as Sheikh Zadeh al-'Alâiwi, a pupil of Hajj Abû Bakr Râshid Effendi. Brown morocco flap binding with stamped decoration of a mandorla and four floral spandrels highlighted in gold. Binding size: 17.3 x 12 cm As is, stains, folds, small tears, some folios shortened, some elements completed by another hand, binding dislocated and mounted upside down with adhesive, owner's stamp erased on first page.