#delineatio

[mercuriicultores]

~1768-1805, Vincenzo Pacetti, Bust of Hermes

[pclysemia]

The Blackwell Encyclopedia of Writing Systems, Florian Coulmas

Figure 3. Modern icons: air transportation, car rental, restaurant, coffee shop Iconicity in a different sense has been sought in the development of phonetic writing systems, in that the shapes of letters have been related to the physiological conditions of the production of the sounds they represent. For example, in a treatise of 1667, Alphabeti vere naturalis hebraici brevissima delineatio, quae simul methodum suppliciat, juxta quam, qui surdi nati sunt, sic informari possunt (A Briefest Outline of the Natural Hebrew Alphabet, Demonstrating How Sounds are Engendered and can be Formed), Mercurius ab Helmont argued, rather fantastically, that Hebrew letters represented positions of articulation organs (figure 4). However, in the nineteenth century the same basic idea was developed into a physiological alphabet. Melville Bell's 'visible speech' is a graphic system that schematically depicts the actions of the speech organs. Usually the relationship between the individual signs of writing systems and the linguistic units they represent is arbitrary rather than iconic. The only writing system in actual use which has been created with this kind of iconicity in mind is han'geuI, the Korean writing. The explanation that was published when it was first introduced to the public stated that the letter for k 'depicts the outline of the base of the tongue blocking the throat', while that for n 'depicts the tongue touching the upper palate' and that for m 'depicts the outline of the mouth'. Other consonant letters were formed along similar lines, and vowel letters too are related to place and manner of articulation. An iconic relationship between points and manner of articulation and character shapes thus underlies the han'geul script. See also ORIGIN OF WRITING; PICTOGRAM; VISIBLE SPEECH

[lascitasdelashoras]

Antonio Lafreri - Amphitheatri Veronen Diligens et Accurata Delineatio

[midasismyking24k]

Diabolici Spiritus Delineatio / 1601 - Theodoor Galle

[zhitomir]

Житомир на карте Украины 1648 года

Это фрагмент карты 1648 года. Полное её название на латынском языке: «Delineatio Generalis Camporum Desertorum vulgo Ukraina. Cum adjacentibus Provinciis» (Общий рисунок пустынных равнин Украины. С со... Читать дальше »

[propalahramota]

Let's look at some real historical maps together, dear mutuals, and not this piece of shit someone made in Paint to brighten their sad unemployed existence.

These are the maps of Ukraine that were published before and after 1654, since this ugly ass garbage uses this date as a setting point.

Delineatio Generalis Camporum Desertorum vulgo Ukraina by Guillaume Le Vasseur de Beauplan, circa 1648, six years before 1654

This map may seem a little bit confusing at first glance, if you've never really looked at historical maps before, because it's upside down. That's how maps used to be drawn for a long time. The South of Ukraine is on the top. If you flip your phone, you can see that Beauplan's map includes most of what is modern Ukraine, except for the Crimean Peninsula south of Perekop and modern borders in the Southwest of Ukraine. It does, however, include some modern russian territories in the North of Ukraine (that's actually on the bottom of the map instead of the top, as we're used to see nowadays)

But there's more. The early version of this map survived, circa 1639 (it's also upside down), and it's basically the same layout.

During this time period, we also have Ukrania quae et Terra Cosaccorum cum vicinis Walachiae, Moldaviae, Minorisque Tartariae provinciis by Johann Baptist Homann, circa 1719

This one has a normal orientation despite being partly based on the maps above. This is the first edition that had been printed between 1710s and 1740s. Note how Homann also uses the name 'Ukraine' to mark the territory on the map, even though he divides it into sections to mark the jurisdiction of the different states over them. But it is still the map of Ukraine - starting from the Carpathians and cleaving into some regions of modern russia - clearly marked as 'Ukraine'.

Also, if you see any map that claims that Kyiv, Cherkasy, and Poltava were at any point not a part of Ukraine during basically any historical period, starting from like Xth century, and especially, in the early modern period, you have my official permission to ignore it on the basis of it being complete bullshit.

In conclusion, I would like to kindly remind you that many countries, even in Europe, at various times in history used to fall under the jurisdiction of other kingdoms and empires. It's not a gotcha the OP thinks it is. It does not justify military aggression from any neighboring state, and any attempts to do so are looser behavior.

[clancarruthers]

THE PROVINCE OF ULSTER - MAP - 1650- CLAN CARRUTHES CCIS

THE PROVINCE OF ULSTER – MAP – 1650- CLAN CARRUTHES CCIS

          Sir William Petty surveyed the lands confiscated in Ireland during the 1650s. The Down Survey, as this project became known, provided the basis for his Hiberniae Delineatio (1683), part of the Library’s collection, from which this map of Ulster is taken.   Carruthers settled in Fermanagh on the lower west on the map, and Londonderry.  At one time Lord Atchison and his brother owned,…

[audientvoid13]

"Diabolici Spiritus Delineatio" --  Theodoor Galle, 1601

[sipofstarrshine]

“To acquire knowledge, one must study; but to acquire wisdom, one must observe.”

A little dark academia look! 🖤 I had planned to get some photos by the massive expanses of bookshelves at the New York Public Library but I couldn’t tear myself away from the Polonsky Exhibition of the #NYPLTreasures before the library closed oops.

The first time I ever visited the NYPL 10 years ago, they had an exhibition of their treasures to celebrate a recent restoration of the Schwarzman Building and I literally cried. Their Gutenberg Bible had me almost hyperventilating, so a revisit of this incredible collection felt very “on brand” for my particular flavor of academia.

I could talk all day about this collection, which remains one of my FAVORITE in the world of all the many museums I’ve seen, and it is 100% free to see. (Just reserve your time slot.) If you're in Manhattan, this cannot be missed and I'll likely be going back, if you want to go with a guide in tears. (There is also a free audio guide available and free exhibition tours, but they likely don't include crying.)

Pictured in the foreground: 🪐 "The Planet Saturn" from The Trouvelot Astronomical Drawings (1882) -- a personal favorite! 💀 "Prima ossium tabula" and "Secunda ossium tabula" from Compendiosa totius anatomie delineatio, ære exarata (1545)

[clawmarks]

Florae deae inter patrios & exoticos flores sedentis artificiosa delineatio - Jan Le Clerc - 1630 - via Internet Archive

[mapsontheweb]

Island of Asuncion (St. Helena).

Vera effigies et delineatio Insulae Ascenscio nuncupatae, sitae in altitudine 8 graduum, ad austrum lineae aequinoctialis, 1596

[wild-fields]

Карта Гійома де Боплана 1648р. «Загальний план Диких полів, простіше кажучи, Україна. З суміжними провінціями» («Delineatio Generalis Camporum Desertorum vulgo Ukraina. Cum adjacentibus Provinciis») французького військового інженера і картографа на службі у короля Речі Посполитої Сигізмунда ІІІ.

Історична наука остаточно ще не з’ясувала багато питань щодо походження українського народу. Адже для перетворення людського колективу у таку історичну спільність, як народ, потрібні століття, протягом яких сформовуватиметься його самобутність. Потрібне тривале співіснування на разом освоєній території. Отже, повинна виконуватися спільна дія, спрямована на своє утвердження, у результаті якої створюються матеріально-господарські, культурні, духовні цінності й водночас формується психологічна усвідомленість необхідності спільного буття.

"Дикі Поля" - степові райони сучасної України довгий час були трансферною територією, на обшарах якої поселялись різні кочові народи. Приблизно в середині першого тисячоліття нашої ери тут зявились словянські народи. Вони створили потужну державу, яка в 12-му столітті почала руйнуватися в райони, а після монгольського нашестя перейшла під контроль Золотоординського ханства. Пізніше ці території  стали обєктом розширення Великого князівства Литовського, Кримського ханства, Великого князівства Московського та королівства Польського. Після злиття Литви та Польщі більша їх частина опинилася у складі польсько-литовської держави.

Український етнос остаточно сформувався на переломі XVI—XVII століть, сприяла цьому процесу загроза фізичного знищення з боку Кримського ханства — васала Османської імперії, національного гніту польської шляхти і внутрішн��ої зради еліти — перехід арис��ократії до католицтва і укладення церковної унії. На хвилі національної боротьби росла національна самосвідомість яка проявлялась на побутовому рівні в усвідомленні своєї приналежності до «руського народу», а на вищому, ідеологічному рівні — у боротьбі за національні права, за православ'я, за створення національних державних інститутів і атрибутів. Результатом стала спроба творення власної держави українським народом в середині XVII ст. під проводом Богдана Хмельницького

[postleft]

Hortus Eystettensis, sive, Diligens et accurata omnium plantarum, florum, stirpium : ex variis orbis terrae partibus, singulari studio collectarum, quae in celeberrimis viridariis arcem episcopalem ibidem cingentibus, olim conspiciebantur delineatio et ad vivum repraesentatio. 1640

[victordeluna]

For this week, I chose much of the same from the previous week. Space, Printmaking and Old pictures.

Photo 1: Stardust Image of Asteroid Annefrank, NASA, National Aeronautics and Space Administration, 11/05/2002 01:16:33

Photo 2: British Knights With Armor And Swords, A. D. 1377-1399., Unknown, THE NEW YORK PUBLIC LIBRARY DIGITAL COLLECTIONS

Photo 3: Van Vechten; Carl; 1880-1964 (Photographer), 02/26/2018 12:58:05

Photo 4: Commedia dell'arte, Bickham; George; 1706?-1771 (Artist)

Photo 5: Cowboy courtship, THE NEW YORK PUBLIC LIBRARY DIGITAL COLLECTIONS

Photo 6: Skeleton Of Crocodile., THE NEW YORK PUBLIC LIBRARY DIGITAL COLLECTIONS, The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Picture Collection

Photo 7: Black Holes in Caloris, National Aeronautics and Space Administration, NASA,  08/29/2011 21:00:54

Photo 8: The vision of Ezekiel, The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Print Collection, Ghisi; Giorgio (1520-1582) (Artist)

Photo 9: Secunda ossium tabula [Human skeleton inspecting a skull and in deep thinking], Compendiosa totius anatomie delineatio, ære exarata, Geminus; Thomas; d. 1562 (Author), THE NEW YORK PUBLIC LIBRARY DIGITAL COLLECTIONS

Photo 10: Actors Audra Lindley and James Whitmore in scene fr. the Off-Broadway play "About Time." (New York), Swope; Martha (Photographer), THE NEW YORK PUBLIC LIBRARY DIGITAL COLLECTIONS

[persephinae]

OK SO... i got all the main endings and a few of the joke endings

i’m going to try and write my thoughts about it

ok so my first thought was that the AI at the end was the AI left on the Moon that had evolved separately from the androids and robots on Earth, but apparently it WAS the machine hivemind network, and in the end it fought itself to death just like a human

but it really leaves unanswered questions!  ok so everything was just a joke by the machine hivemind to gather more data BUT that STILL leaves the question of the human data and genomes on the moon.  

humanity may be CURRENTLY extinct but they COULD potentially live again with the androids / robots help

and they were just LEFT THERE??? IN LIMBO??? while the androids / robots all died and / or fucked off to interstellar space to find other lifeforms someday

like YOU LEFT THEM THERE ON THE MOON, at no point in the story does ANYONE ever like go to the moon and try to bring back humanity in the 7,000 years since their extinction.  good job guys! /s

other point - the machine hivemind uncaringly threw its own brethren at the androids in order to secretly gather data/battle data in order to boost its own intelligence and basically become a god beyond mortal thought, and did this for 5,000 years, thinking the machines as less than them (the AI).  however the machines that left the hivemind network did evolve and tried to find their own answers in the human data and memories.  so even humankind still lives on in humankind’s supposedly mortal enemy, our live still held meaning to people thousands of years in the future, even when the people are now robots

also what WAS the deal with the whole “each specific robot tried to find meaning through a SPECIFIC human emotion”  - like it was originally presented as the robots assigning themselves an emotion to try and figure out humanity and it was given this special importance, but then it was shown that in all the thousands of years of them trying to understand, they merely copied and parroted human behavior, and never understood.

the only robots who truly did understand were the robots in Pascal’s village

Also it was revealed that androids were built from robots and really there were no real discernable difference at a mechanical level, other than the androids were more advanced and had a more sophisticated understanding of the world, which may be due to the fact they they were advanced designs over the simplistic robots

in a way, the whole artificial conflict MADE the androids become as close to humans as possible in that even though they denied emotions, they had emotions and humanity.  

Also i REALLY thought the whole world design was going to play a grander part than “oh hey, you’re going to be fighting in these same 5 areas over and over again for the next 30+ hours”

I thought maybe that would become a plot point of maybe it was a stage, everything was fake in order to advance the core humanity of the androids and robots.  It FELT like a pantomime, a stage, where the same events played over and over again.  

I mean, it was kindddaaaa hinted at with the machine hivemind AI in that they were using everyone to gestalt their intelligence, but it felt like a waste that the theme wasn’t really used

i honestly truly thought there was going to be a level on the moon, the game lead you to believe that was the final stage, there was even a conversation about mars :(

also maybe because i’m a woman playing that doesn’t drool over 2B but the game REALLY is about 9S.  like he comes across as the sidekick but everything revolves around him, what he finds out, his love for 2B, and his descent after everything in the universe is taken away from him and then having salt poured in the wound

2B is really incidental in everything other than her initial pain of having to kill 9S over and over again

also you’re really never given any backstory on A2, why the fuck she killed that baby robot other than “lol all robots must die” and the delineation of androids

there’s the mystery of 2B and why Anemone calls her one of the first, also how is 2B related to A2?   I thought maybe 2B and A2 were “sisters” like Popola and Devola, since A2 and 2B look so alike, but maybe i missed the reason?  I know 2B is really 2E (executioner) but that’s it.

also what was the deal with the tower?  it was made to hurl raw materials at the moon, but who made it??  maybe i missed some meta and lore on this?

*******

but anyway those are some of my thoughts, i might think of more

the game is beautiful for PS4, the soundtrack is godtier, the story and characters compelling, but there’s initially a lotttttttttt of anime JRPG shit to playthrough before you start to see the underlying themes and intent

also i watched a yt video that said they were pressed for time and budget and that’s why they reused the same set pieces/world design and made you replay the game a few times to get the full story, as well as using text to convey story in quite a few places instead of cgi cutscenes - however, as the game is JRPG the text sequences really didn’t feel out of place?  it just flowed naturally from the game so it wasn’t immersion breaking since you’ve played other JRPG’s with that too

the characters are very complex and flawed which makes them more human than a lot of other video game characters - however at some point it still felt mmmmm anime/jrpg over the top?  idk how to describe it, because through multiple characters we’re shown the extremes of human emotions and how very human it is to feel negative emotions and lash out at the world

but that’s not ALL of humanity - we find hope even when there is no hope, we find new meanings in each other, or new causes or new reasons to keep going.  humanity also is very self sacrificing, and will do much for love, it doesn’t always end up in violence or destruction.  we will carry the pain and the memories, but we still find reasons to keep going.  and we see that a bit in Emil with his ending.  

It doesn’t have to end like 9S’s epic battle to the death, losing himself to pain and misery.  He could have found a new reason to live on, either in getting to the moon and discovering the ultimate truth, or helping the androids and robots live in peace, a quiet reflection of the love he can no longer give to 2B, but instead be given to the world.

it’s just all very complex and i’ll have to think on it for the next few days (positive)

also i don’t know if it hurt my experience going into it brand new, not having played drakengard or nier replicant first.  i did buy nier replicant on sale, so i’ll probably be playing that in the future. 

and the game DOES reflect on how much pain and suffering you felt playing the game, and how the story makes it seem pointless

but the last final ending shows you it was never pointless

the purpose of humans is to help each other, and even when you think you’re alone - you’re really not.   as long as there are people, there will be someone there to if not help you, then to at least offer encouragement and love

love is never in vain, it is never wasted, and everything about being human flows out of that love 

i’m not sure if i can recommend the game as it would take a player to have a lot of patience to get through the endings and pay attention to what’s being said and not said, it really requires you to be engaged  (also previous experience playing JRPG’s, there are some people who won’t touch those games with a 10 foot pole).   It has some fascinating meta and thoughts underlying everything.  

also it’s the most inventive video game i’ve played in years, really creative and KNOWS it’s a video game so uses that fact to full advantage, in that regard it’s absolutely brilliant.  I wish western game makers would be as creative as devs that made nier.   like i cannot stress this enough.  especially the last, final final ending. just amazing (and fun in the right mindset).

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[heaveninawildflower]

Engravings of flowers, birds, insects, amphibians etc taken from ‘Florae deae inter patrios & exoticos flores sedentis artificiosa delineatio’ by Jan Le Clerc.

Published France ( 1630).

Getty Research Institute.

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