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Filum arsenicale
Elements principles and the natural world · A Chymical Dictionary
At a Glance
The word. Another name for the Philosophers’ Stone.
In the book. Filius unius Diei is also referred directly to the Stone.
A place to read. The historical definition below, 1650 dictionary, unnumbered definition page 22; facsimile PDF page 350.
Historical Definition
Filum arsenicale is the Philosophers’ Stone.
Meaning
The compiler gives a direct identification and no further account of the headword’s relation to arsenic or a particular preparation. Its resemblance to other material language should not be used to create an ingredient list that the definition does not supply.
Use in the Book
Filius unius Diei is also referred directly to the Stone. Lapis Philosophorum gives the fuller description of a terrestrial virtue producing tincture. These links help recognise the same named goal across several expressions, while the reasons for a particular expression must come from the author using it.
Places to Read
Filius unius Diei. An alternative name for the Philosophers’ Stone.
Lapis Philosophorum. The philosophers’ stone defined through supreme terrestrial power and its imparting of tincture.
Historical source: 1650 dictionary, unnumbered definition page 22; facsimile PDF page 350 — Facsimile
Sources. A Chymicall Dictionary 1650, s.v. Filum arsenicale
See also. Filius unius Diei; Lapis Philosophorum