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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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Saltabari

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Saltabari

Salts solvents and liquid preparations · A Chymical Dictionary

At a Glance

The word. An alternative name referred to sal alembrot.

In the book. This sentence does not specify a source, preparation or use beyond that equivalence.

A place to read. The historical definition below, 1650 dictionary, unnumbered definition page 41; facsimile PDF page 369.

Historical Definition

Saltabari is sal alembrot.

Meaning

The identification directs readers to another compound name. The complete expression should be retained, since the dictionary distinguishes names resembling alembrot and alembroth in its A sequence.

Use in the Book

This sentence does not specify a source, preparation or use beyond that equivalence. Keeping Saltabari findable preserves the practical function of a historical synonym dictionary.

Places to Read

Alembrot. A purified preparation identified with salt of tartar and its magistery.

Alembroth. A salt named through Mercury or the philosophers.

Historical source: 1650 dictionary, unnumbered definition page 41; facsimile PDF page 369 — Facsimile

Sources. A Chymicall Dictionary (1650), s.v. Saltabari; 1650 facsimile PDF p. 369; compare Alembrot, Alembroth

See also. Alembrot; Alembroth

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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.