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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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Orizeum

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Orizeum

Metals minerals and metallic preparations · A Chymical Dictionary

At a Glance

The word. A direct gold synonym.

In the book. The following Orizeum foliatum and Orizeum præcipitatum add their own qualifications.

A place to read. The historical definition below, 1650 dictionary, unnumbered definition page 37; facsimile PDF page 365.

Historical Definition

Orizeum is gold.

Meaning

The entry supplies an unqualified metal name. It does not specify leaf, powder or a transformed preparation.

Use in the Book

The following Orizeum foliatum and Orizeum præcipitatum add their own qualifications. Keeping all three expressions searchable helps readers distinguish a general name from particular forms or preparations.

Places to Read

Orizeum foliatum. Gold distinguished by its leaf form.

Orizeum præcipitatum. A gold preparation described through the obscure printed form cros.

Zerus. A short historical name for gold.

Historical source: 1650 dictionary, unnumbered definition page 37; facsimile PDF page 365 — Facsimile

Sources. A Chymicall Dictionary (1650), s.v. Orizeum; 1650 facsimile PDF p. 365; compare Orizeum foliatum, Orizeum præcipitatum, Zerus, Chrysos

See also. Orizeum foliatum; Orizeum præcipitatum; Zerus; Chrysos

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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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