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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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Assala

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A Chymical Dictionary

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Assala

Plants animals and natural materials · A Chymical Dictionary

At a Glance

The word. A historical name for nutmeg.

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

Historical Definition

Assala is a nutmeg.

Meaning

The identification is direct, but its simplicity should not be mistaken for a complete recipe. A passage may employ the whole material, a separated part or a preparation; this entry only resolves the unfamiliar name. The edition keeps Assala in the index so the historical wording remains traceable. It does not add an unverified botanical determination, medicinal purpose or trade origin to the short equation supplied by the source.

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

Sources. A Chymicall Dictionary (1650), s.v. Assala

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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.