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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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Scuma

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Scuma

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At a Glance

The word. A name referred to squama or scale.

In the book. Semen veneris supplies the related expression squama aris.

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

Historical Definition

Scuma is the same as squama.

Meaning

The short equivalence records a spelling or naming relation. Squama is retained as the target historical form so that the reader can follow the dictionary’s own terminology.

Use in the Book

Semen veneris supplies the related expression squama aris. The target of Scuma is broader in wording, and the two articles should be compared without silently making every scale a copper preparation.

Places to Read

Semen veneris. A compound name equated with the expression squama aris.

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

Sources. A Chymicall Dictionary (1650), s.v. Scuma; 1650 facsimile PDF p. 370; compare Semen veneris

See also. Semen veneris

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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.