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Gerhard Dorn and John French

A Chymical Dictionary

An Expanded Diotimos Lexicon of Paracelsian and Alchemical Language

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Semen veneris

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Semen veneris

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At a Glance

The word. A compound name equated with the expression squama aris.

In the book. Compare Scuma, referred to squama.

A place to read. The historical definition below, 1650 dictionary, unnumbered definition page 42; facsimile PDF page 370.

Historical Definition

Semen veneris is called squama aris.

Meaning

The source gloss is retained because it gives the actual identifying expression. The headword’s seed language should not be read as an account of biological generation without first attending to that gloss.

Use in the Book

Compare Scuma, referred to squama. The connection makes the family of scale names findable, while the complete Latin forms preserve their different qualifications.

Places to Read

Scuma. A name referred to squama or scale.

In This Edition

The target spelling is reported as transmitted; a presumed Latin correction would need to be identified as an editorial change.

Historical source: 1650 dictionary, unnumbered definition page 42; facsimile PDF page 370 — Facsimile

Sources. A Chymicall Dictionary (1650), s.v. Semen veneris; 1650 facsimile PDF p. 370; compare Scuma

See also. Scuma

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About This Reading Edition

The complete 706 historical definitions of the 1650 English dictionary, modernised and accompanied by expanded Diotimos commentary, reading routes, 15 textual notes and complete linked indexes.

Historical Text

A Chymicall Dictionary, London 1650, English version associated with John French, based on Gerhard Dorn’s Dictionarium Theophrasti Paracelsi. The containing volume also prints Sendivogius and Paracelsus; neither neighboring work changes this dictionary’s attribution.

About This Edition

Complete 706 definition paragraphs with new introduction, commentary, reading guides and indexes; Diotimos Editions, 2026.

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The historical 1650 English text is in the public domain. New introduction, commentary, reading guides and indexes are © 2026 Diotimos Editions and published with the site owner’s authorization.