Özet:

Animal depictions in miniature art are preferred to complement the information in the manuscript. Descriptive scenes of dragon figures in miniatures can be depicted with symbolic commutative meanings of the dragon. These metaphors are developed within the literal and symbolic meanings. Dragon is an animal figure that we often come across in architectural, ceramic, weaving and manuscript descriptions. It is known that the metaphor of this figure, which we see in the descriptions of the works written on various subjects in different centuries, can be used as a symbol of the element to be expressed in miniature or it is depicted depending on the content of the text. Some miniature scenes depicting dragon figures between fifteenth and twentieth centuries in the Berlin State Library were selected. The elements symbolized by the dragon depictions in the works are discussed. In the miniatures, Behram Gur's fighting scene with a Dragon, Rustem and his Horse killing a Dragon, and Gestasp killing a Dragon depict the heroes' war with the dragon while there is a scene of Vâmık sleeping in the cave and surrounded by odd creatures from Vâmık u Azra which is one of the love mesnevis. Figures 3, 5 and 7 show the conversion of Moses' wand to a dragon / snake. As a result of the research, in the miniatures that have different styles and techniques, similarities are seen in the dragon scenes in terms of content while the differences in style are noteworthy. In miniature descriptions, dragon figures are examined with respect to their metaphorical meanings, and it is seen that heroism, fertility, divine power given to prophets and evil/insidious symbols are considered. Although the dragon motif in the miniatures is used in terms of the power and symbol meanings it symbolizes, the snake figure depicted in the miniature in Figure 5 contains a changeable meaning of insidiousness and evil. It is seen that dragon figures depicted in several different subjects are identified with lightning and blessings in the scenes that emit flame from the mouth, and metaphors of power and virtue are used in war scenes.

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