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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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Arles crudum

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Arles crudum

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At a Glance

The word. June droplets described by comparison with May dew.

A place to read. The historical definition below, 1650 dictionary, unnumbered definition page 7; facsimile PDF page 335.

Historical Definition

Arles crudum is drops falling in June, like May dew.

Meaning

The definition is seasonal and comparative. June fixes the time mentioned; May dew supplies the resemblance. The entry itself does not say what produces the drops or describe how they are collected. It is therefore best read as a naming clue for a historical natural material, not a complete account of its origin.

The word crudum may tempt a reader to supply an elaborate theory of an unprepared substance, but the definition here remains brief. Any such theory must be traced to the passage using the term. Preserve the stated months and comparison before adding a broader interpretation.

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Manna. An aerial dew and, more broadly, sweet extracted matter.

Pruina. A name for the hot, burning ulcer defined under Ignis Persicus.

Historical source: 1650 dictionary, unnumbered definition page 7; facsimile PDF page 335 — Facsimile

Sources. A Chymicall Dictionary (1650), s.v. Arles crudum ; compare Manna, Pruina

See also. Manna; Pruina

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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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