Anthonor

Operations instruments and practitioners · A Chymical Dictionary

At a Glance

The word. Two furnace names with a deliberately broad definition.

A place to read. The historical definition below, 1650 dictionary, unnumbered definition page 5; facsimile PDF page 333.

Historical Definition

Anthonor, or Athonar, is a furnace.

Meaning

The entry names apparatus without specifying its form or fuel. It is consequently useful as a recognition aid, but insufficient for reconstructing a furnace. The nearby Athanor entry offers a fuller discussion within the spagyrical art; its resemblance in name invites comparison without erasing the exact spellings preserved here.

A reader should distinguish a general furnace reference from a named heating arrangement. Balneum Mariæ, for example, introduces water as part of its arrangement, while Reverberatorium names another apparatus family. Such qualifications matter more to the described work than a modern reader’s expectation that every furnace name denotes one standardized design.

Places to Read

Athanor. A spagyrical furnace whose use is not confined to one function.

Balneum Mariæ. A water bath used to warm vessels for several kinds of work.

Reverberatorium. A furnace defined by flame calcination.

Historical source: 1650 dictionary, unnumbered definition page 5; facsimile PDF page 333 — Facsimile

Sources. A Chymicall Dictionary (1650), s.v. Anthonor ; compare Athanor, Balneum Mariæ, Reverberatorium

See also. Athanor; Balneum Mariæ; Reverberatorium