Ectype

Pronunciation varies by accent · noun

Meaning

An impression (in wax, clay, &c.) of a seal or medal..

Definitions by Sense

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

Example Sentences

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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• ectypes

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