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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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Sophia herba

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A Chymical Dictionary

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Sophia herba

Plants animals and natural materials · A Chymical Dictionary

At a Glance

The word. A plant identified as a particularly valued kind of bonewort.

In the book. The historical plant name is retained.

A place to read. The historical definition below, 1650 dictionary, unnumbered definition page 43; facsimile PDF page 371.

Historical Definition

Sophia herba is the best kind of bonewort.

Meaning

The gloss supplies a plant name and a ranking within its kind. Best records the compiler’s valuation without explaining the criterion, such as strength, appearance or therapeutic use.

Use in the Book

The historical plant name is retained. The entry gives no specimen description that would securely establish a single modern botanical species.

Historical source: 1650 dictionary, unnumbered definition page 43; facsimile PDF page 371 — Facsimile

Sources. A Chymicall Dictionary (1650), s.v. Sophia herba; 1650 facsimile PDF p. 371

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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.

Rights

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.