Ectype

Quick meaning: Ectype is a noun meaning An impression (in wax, clay, &c.) of a seal or medal.

Meaning

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

More Meanings

1. (architecture) An object in relievo or embossed.
2. (philosophy) A copy, reproduction; especially as contrasted with the original, archetype, or prototype.
3. 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.

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

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.

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.

Word Forms

• ectypes

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include imprint, pressure, type, anaglyptograph, intaglio, indent.

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