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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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Mercurius Crystallinus

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Mercurius Crystallinus

Metals minerals and metallic preparations · A Chymical Dictionary

At a Glance

The word. A repeatedly sublimed mercurial preparation characterised by crystal-like clarity.

In the book. Kimit elevatum combines sublimation with whiteness; Mercurius Corallinus combines another treatment with redness.

A place to read. The historical definition below, 1650 dictionary, unnumbered definition page 33; facsimile PDF page 361.

Historical Definition

Mercurius Crystallinus is mercury brought by repeated sublimations to a clarity like crystal.

Meaning

Both repetition and appearance are specified. The clarity is acquired through repeated sublimations, not supplied merely by calling a starting material crystal. The comparison tells the reader what quality the name marks.

Use in the Book

Kimit elevatum combines sublimation with whiteness; Mercurius Corallinus combines another treatment with redness. Their differing qualifications show the value of reading the entire prepared name rather than looking only for mercury as a common ingredient.

Places to Read

Kimit elevatum. A cinnabar preparation identified by whiteness and sublimation.

Mercurius Corallinus. A mercurial preparation identified through a coral-red result.

Historical source: 1650 dictionary, unnumbered definition page 33; facsimile PDF page 361 — Facsimile

Sources. A Chymical Dictionary 1650, 1650 dictionary, facsimile PDF page 361, Mercurius Crystallinus

See also. Kimit elevatum; Mercurius Corallinus

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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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