A Chymical Dictionary

Orizeum præcipitatum

Metals minerals and metallic preparations · A Chymical Dictionary

At a Glance

The word. A gold preparation described through the obscure printed form cros.

In the book. Orizeum and Orizeum foliatum establish the shared gold vocabulary.

In this edition. A textual note records the reading of the 1650 printing and the editorial treatment.

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

Historical Definition

Orizeum præcipitatum is gold brought into a cros by the help of the crocus of mercury.

Meaning

The definition names gold as the subject and the crocus of mercury as an assisting material. Its result is printed cros. Retaining that difficult word makes the textual problem visible before an explanation is supplied.

Use in the Book

Orizeum and Orizeum foliatum establish the shared gold vocabulary. The present qualified expression adds a transformation. Its source does not give quantities, a complete procedure or a description of the final appearance.

Places to Read

Orizeum. A direct gold synonym.

Orizeum foliatum. Gold distinguished by its leaf form.

Resina auri. A gold preparation described as a crocus.

In This Edition

The original breaks the form as Cro-s. The transcription aid reads Crocus, which is a plausible correction within this vocabulary, but the additional letters are editorial. This edition retains cros in the modernised definition and explains the conjecture in its textual note. Neither the headword’s precipitated qualification nor the conjecture supplies a secure modern identification by itself.

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

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

See also. Orizeum; Orizeum foliatum; Resina auri