Akademik Veri Yönetim Sistemi
ART-SANAT, cilt.0, sa.19, ss.49-77, 2023 (ESCI)
The concept of the tree, which is encountered as a motif in every branch of art throughout history, has been the subject of various research and studies in each art specifically. In this context, it is valuable to examine the trees, which are an integral part and an important element of the composition in miniatures, in terms of their species. Within the scope of the research examined a large number of manuscripts from the sixteenth century. In the analysis of tree samples of these works, which contain the richest examples of the classical period, historical sources, travel books and documents were used, as well as botanical science in the determination of tree species. As a result of the findings, it can be said that many of the tree species in nature can be identified in the Ottoman miniature by the described geography. Among the tree species seen in the period, cypress, plane tree and date palm are formed, fruit trees, coniferous trees, poplar, Aesculus hippocastanum, oak and exceptional tree specimens have also been encountered. This study reveals how rich the tree (wood) inventory of the 16th-century Ottoman miniature was, as well as the richness of style and design of the period.