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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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A Chymical Dictionary

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Metals minerals and metallic preparations · A Chymical Dictionary

At a Glance

The word. Two forms leading to litharge.

In the book. Lethargyrium gives a fuller account of a scum separated while metallic materials are purified.

A place to read. The historical definition below, 1650 dictionary, unnumbered definition page 32; facsimile PDF page 360.

Historical Definition

Martath, or Martach, is litharge.

Meaning

The entry supplies alternative spellings and one material equivalent. Neither spelling receives an independent description of composition or preparation, so their separate appearance in a text need not imply separate ingredients.

Use in the Book

Lethargyrium gives a fuller account of a scum separated while metallic materials are purified. Its range includes mercury, silver and lead; that wider definition should be consulted rather than silently narrowed on the strength of a resemblance between the names.

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Lethargyrium. A separated scum from the purification of three named metallic materials.

Historical source: 1650 dictionary, unnumbered definition page 32; facsimile PDF page 360 — Facsimile

Sources. A Chymical Dictionary 1650, 1650 dictionary, facsimile PDF page 360, Martath

See also. Lethargyrium

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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.