Three small Ottoman manuscripts, 19th century Manuscripts... Lot 171

Three small Ottoman manuscripts, 19th century Manuscripts on paper in naskhi script with black and red inks, each illuminated in gold and polychrome. The first, a small prayer book Kitâb al-An'am, in Arabic with 9 lines of text, opens with a sarlow frontispiece decorated with a lambrequin trimmed with flowers. Sections and sentences separated respectively by gilded cartouches and discs. Final colophon decorated with gilded scrolls signed al-Hajj al-'Ubayd Ibrahîm and dated 1263 H / 1846. Modern blue-green percaline flap binding. 11 x 8 cm, dampstaining, accidents and stains; the second, a manuscript of 19 lines of text in osmanli opening with a sarlow frontispiece decorated with a lambrequin trimmed with flowers and several illuminations punctuating the text. In a gilded medallion at the end of the manuscript, date 1220 H / 1805 inscribed in red ink. An owner's name added later on the last page. Bound in black leather. 21 x 24.6 cm, wear, a few stains and freckles; the third, a collection of poetry entitled Diwân Yusrî with 17 lines of text in two columns, in osmanli, opening with a sarlow frontispiece decorated with a lambrequin trimmed with flowers. Date 1159 H / 1745 added later by another hand at the end of the manuscript. Hardcover binding with ebru marbled decoration on boards. 21.6 x 14.2 cm, wetness, stains, folds, minor restorations. Three Tiny Ottoman Manuscripts, 19th century