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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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Sirones

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Sirones

Body disease and historical medicine · A Chymical Dictionary

At a Glance

The word. Pustules or wheals particularly associated with the hands.

In the book. The source supplies two descriptive equivalents, and both are retained.

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

Historical Definition

Sirones are pustules or wheals, especially on the hands.

Meaning

The definition identifies visible skin features and adds a usual location. Especially preserves the qualification: the hands are emphasized without being made the only possible site.

Use in the Book

The source supplies two descriptive equivalents, and both are retained. Assigning one present-day disease to the headword would narrow the historical description beyond the evidence given here.

Places to Read

Sephirus. A swelling characterized by hardness and dryness.

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

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

See also. Sephirus

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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.

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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.