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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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Plumbum Philosophorum

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Plumbum Philosophorum

Metals minerals and metallic preparations · A Chymical Dictionary

At a Glance

The word. A philosophical lead name identified through antimony extraction.

In the book. Stibium supplies the dictionary’s direct antimony equivalent.

A place to read. The historical definition below, 1650 dictionary, unnumbered definition page 38; facsimile PDF page 366.

Historical Definition

Plumbum Philosophorum is that which is extracted from antimony.

Meaning

The compound qualification matters. The gloss does not simply equate the expression with ordinary lead; it identifies something extracted from antimony.

Use in the Book

Stibium supplies the dictionary’s direct antimony equivalent. The two entries give a source material and a preparation-related name, respectively. Their relation should remain visible when a passage describes an extraction.

Places to Read

Stibium. A historical name equated with antimony.

In This Edition

No modern composition is inferred from the familiar lead word. The historical subject and extraction govern the explanation.

Historical source: 1650 dictionary, unnumbered definition page 38; facsimile PDF page 366 — Facsimile

Sources. A Chymicall Dictionary (1650), s.v. Plumbum Philosophorum; 1650 facsimile PDF p. 366; compare Stibium

See also. Stibium

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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.

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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.