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Obrizum
Metals minerals and metallic preparations · A Chymical Dictionary
At a Glance
The word. Gold identified through purity, calcination and a light red result.
In the book. Orizeum is an unqualified gold-name, while Orizeum foliatum is leaf-gold.
A place to read. The historical definition below, 1650 dictionary, unnumbered definition page 36; facsimile PDF page 364.
Historical Definition
Obrizum is pure gold calcined by art to a light red colour.
Meaning
The definition names both the material and its prepared state. Pure gold undergoes artificial calcination, and a light red colour belongs to the result described. The colour should not be allowed to replace either the starting subject or the operation.
Use in the Book
Orizeum is an unqualified gold-name, while Orizeum foliatum is leaf-gold. Comparing the full expressions separates a plain equivalent, a physical form and a prepared condition.
Places to Read
Orizeum. A direct gold synonym.
Orizeum foliatum. Gold distinguished by its leaf form.
Historical source: 1650 dictionary, unnumbered definition page 36; facsimile PDF page 364 — Facsimile
Sources. A Chymical Dictionary 1650, 1650 dictionary, facsimile PDF page 364, Obrizum
See also. Orizeum; Orizeum foliatum