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Iconography is the [[techne]] by which that which is otherwise ungraspable by Human faculties is made graspable.  
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Iconography is the [[techne]] by which that which is otherwise ungraspable by [[Human]] faculties is made graspable.  
  
Iconography is the techne of [[Thing]]-making from [[nonThings]], for the purpose of their use in [[Work]] whose only proper object can only ever be a Thing. For example, space is rendered as the [[Six Orbits of Space]], physical structures which can be directly studied and acted upon.
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Iconography is the techne of [[Thing]]-making from [[nonThings]], for the purpose of their use in the [[Work]] whose only proper object can only ever be a Thing. For example, space is rendered as the [[Six Orbits of Space]], physical structures which can be directly studied and acted upon.
  
 
Icons may be made by [[Talon]] or by [[Humans]]. The techne of iconography is one of Talon’s gifts to [[Humanity]].
 
Icons may be made by [[Talon]] or by [[Humans]]. The techne of iconography is one of Talon’s gifts to [[Humanity]].

Latest revision as of 16:07, 18 July 2018

Iconography is the techne by which that which is otherwise ungraspable by Human faculties is made graspable.

Iconography is the techne of Thing-making from nonThings, for the purpose of their use in the Work whose only proper object can only ever be a Thing. For example, space is rendered as the Six Orbits of Space, physical structures which can be directly studied and acted upon.

Icons may be made by Talon or by Humans. The techne of iconography is one of Talon’s gifts to Humanity.