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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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Scirona

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Scirona

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At a Glance

The word. A seasonal name for autumn dew.

In the book. Tronus offers a particularly useful comparison: it names celestial dew made of air and also a sweet kind of manna.

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

Historical Definition

Scirona is the dew of autumn.

Meaning

The season is the identifying qualifier. Dew in other entries can be connected with celestial origin or given a different name, so the autumn reference should remain visible.

Use in the Book

Tronus offers a particularly useful comparison: it names celestial dew made of air and also a sweet kind of manna. The present entry supplies only the seasonal identification.

Places to Read

Tronus. A dew name with airy and manna identifications.

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

Sources. A Chymicall Dictionary (1650), s.v. Scirona; 1650 facsimile PDF p. 370; compare Tronus

See also. Tronus

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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.

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

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