Very Nice Nimcha

fernando · 29th April 2019, 09:30 PM

Sorry my ignorance Dr. but, if they are legible (lego), they are readable, hence interpretable.
But if they are 'pseudo, it is when they are undecipherable, hence uninterpretable... right ?

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ariel · 29th April 2019, 10:09 PM

By legible I meant one can trace their configurations. But they are “pseudo”, I.e. without meaning.

Jim McDougall · 29th April 2019, 10:56 PM

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Originally Posted by ariel

By legible I meant one can trace their configurations. But they are “pseudo”, I.e. without meaning.

Thanks Ariel, 'psuedo' is much better term than 'jibberish', my bad

What I was thinking of is the fascination with 'oriental' exotica (which included Eastern, i.e Arabic, Middle Eastern) decoration on weaponry from 17th through 18th in Europe. Naturally the European artisans had little command of the complexities of Islamic calligraphy, so artistically applied simulations of some of the lettering etc. with these kinds of designs on weaponry.

29th April 2019, 09:30 PM	#1
fernando (deceased) Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Portugal Posts: 9,694	perplexity Sorry my ignorance Dr. but, if they are legible (lego), they are readable, hence interpretable. But if they are 'pseudo, it is when they are undecipherable, hence uninterpretable... right ? .

29th April 2019, 10:09 PM	#2
ariel Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Ann Arbor, MI Posts: 5,503	By legible I meant one can trace their configurations. But they are “pseudo”, I.e. without meaning.