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Diotimos Library · Esotericism & Spirituality Collection · English Edition

Gerhard Dorn and John French

A Chymical Dictionary

An Expanded Diotimos Lexicon of Paracelsian and Alchemical Language

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Sirza

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A Chymical Dictionary

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Sirza

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At a Glance

The word. A name referred to eschara.

In the book. The entry does not provide a cause or a treatment.

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

Historical Definition

Sirza is eschara.

Meaning

This is a compact synonym entry. Its useful information is the historical target form, which should be followed in the surrounding text before further identifying the material or condition.

Use in the Book

The entry does not provide a cause or a treatment. Retaining a separate searchable record prevents the less familiar spelling from disappearing inside the better-known headword.

Compare Escara, also given as Estphara, where the dictionary describes black and dead flesh caused by a caustic. That is a useful related entry to consult when following the target form eschara; the original spelling in the present definition remains visible.

Places to Read

Escara. Dead flesh described as the result of a caustic action.

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

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

See also. Escara

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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.