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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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Anatrum

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At a Glance

The word. Coloured melted glass, also named smaltum or terra Sarasenica.

A place to read. The historical definition below, 1650 dictionary, unnumbered definition page 4; facsimile PDF page 332.

Historical Definition

Anatrum is glass melted into various colours, which they call smaltum or terra Sarasenica.

Meaning

The distinguishing feature is the material’s processing and colour. Unlike Anathron, a nearby salt term, Anatrum is expressly placed in the glass family. Keeping the words separate avoids a particularly easy error when consulting unfamiliar spellings. The added names are part of the historical identification and belong in a finding index.

The definition does not specify which colour, colouring material or final form is intended. A passage may concern the glass itself or a further use of it, but those details cannot be supplied from the entry alone. Its secure contribution is the connection among glass, melting and varied colour.

Historical source: 1650 dictionary, unnumbered definition page 4; facsimile PDF page 332 — Facsimile

Sources. A Chymicall Dictionary (1650), s.v. Anatrum

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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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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.