Abstract
Nakş and Nakkaş in Divan Literature 1: First Era
Mani, the founder of Manichaeism, in his lifetime wrote
his teachings in a book called “Erjeng” and he ornamented
a chapter of his book with drawings describing the
universe. Since drawings in “Erjeng” are so beautiful, the
book was shown as a miracle coming from the sky and
therefore Mani was attributed to be a miniaturist. That
illustrated periodical which consists of seven inscriptions
and an illustration chapter is also known as “Nigâr”,
“Nigâristan”, “Engelyûn” or “Erteng”.
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Keywords
Mani, Erjeng, nakş (miniature), nakkaş (miniaturist), Kadı Burhaneddin, Şeyhî, Ahmed Paşa, Necati Be