Havinge his joynts full of knobbes or knottes, hit came in my minde to macerate that olde cheese with the decoction of fatte bacon, and to beate the same well in a mortar, and so to laye hit to his knotted joyntes, which done that man was greatly eased of the gowte.
"Holt-Browning's journey to write 'Ordinary Devotion' began with a curious incident about Hildegard of Bingen, leading her to explore the fascinating world of anchoresses."
In simplest terms, a type-scene is a recurring scene that conveys meaning through a predictable configuration of characters, setting, and action - elements that are, themselves, predictable. The scene may or may not contain dialogue, as the familiar choreography alone can sufficiently signal to the audience what is happening and why.