Meaning of ectype | Babel Free

Definitions

1. An impression (in wax, clay, &c.) of a seal or medal.
2. An object in relievo or embossed.
3. A copy, reproduction; especially as contrasted with the original, archetype, or prototype.
4. An idea or impression that corresponds to external reality.

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Examples

“Peireskius sent the Ectype of a Medal to Sir Robert Cotton, in which Britannia was with both a double⟳ and single N.”

“If my account is correct⟳, both archetypes and ectypes are 'real' insofar as they are composed of ideas of sensation. But I draw⟳ a distinction that Johnson does not acknowledge, viz., a distinction between ontological and epistemic ectypes.”

“The painting traces itself from itself by suddenly appearing in these ectypes. But the ectypes only mark⟳ the final accomplishment of this sudden appearance.”

“It is likely that little attention has been paid to the archetype/ectype relationship in Kant scholarship in the English speaking world partly as a result⟳ of inconsistent translations of the German terms “Urbild” and “Nachbild” that make⟳ it difficult to even notice⟳ the relationship.”

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