modos escalares

English translation: hierarchic modes

21:20 Oct 28, 2010

Spanish to English translations [PRO]
Art/Literary - Art, Arts & Crafts, Painting / Palma de Mallorca, sculpture, Ramon LLull

Spanish term or phrase: modos escalares

Further context below. In this section, the writer refers to a sculpture created for calle Blanquerna. The artist used Ramon Llull for inspiration, since the street would be named after his novel. They discuss his exploration of Llull's "scale method" in his sculpture.

Pero, más que en “Blanquerna”, se fijaría en otro tratado de Llull titulado "Libro del ascenso y descenso del entendimiento" que desarrolla el método escala del pensamiento luliano, según el cual hay "escalas del conocimiento" por las que se puede subir o bajar como si se tratase de amplias escalinatas. Para subir, hay que pasar de lo sensible (el conocimiento empírico) a lo inteligible, y a continuación a lo intelectual. Por medio de otro proceso paralelo y simultáneo al anterior, se asciende de lo particular a lo general y de lo general a lo universal. Dos de las piezas incluídas en el conjunto “Reunion-es” tienen nueve nudos que representan las escalas a las que se refería Llull, nueve ***modos escalares*** que, entre todos, permiten desentrañar de un modo sucesivo, gradual y cada vez más específico la naturaleza íntima de los seres y los fenómenos naturales.

UK Eng please. Thanks in advance.

Kate Major Patience KudoZ activity Questions: 590 (2 open) (29 closed without grading) Answers: 346 Spain
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English translation:hierarchic modes

Explanation:
At the risk of deviating from the cognate, methinks the problem lies in the old Latin "scala", which is literally a ladder, and figuratively a hierarchic mode of organisation. Llull's use of the term is explained below (look for "scala" in the pdf).

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Parrot
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Thanks everyone.
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scalar modes

Lydia De Jorge

ways or methods of scaling

Yvonne Gallagher

hierarchic modes

Parrot

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scalar modes

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Lydia De Jorge
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ways or methods of scaling

Explanation:
they are discussing the nine different ways of scaling the sculptured nudes

Yvonne Gallagher
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hierarchic modes

Parrot
Spain
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PRO pts in category: 89

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Thanks everyone.

Notes to answerer

Asker: Yes, quite right: he talks about "steps" really, rungs of a ladder, progressing from one concept to another. Thanks for the help Parrot.

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