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A Chymical Dictionary
Gerhard Dorn and John French · Diotimos Editions · 2026
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At a Glance
- The wordA Saturn-qualified calx identified as minium.
- A place to readThe historical definition below, 1650 dictionary, unnumbered definition page 13; facsimile PDF page 341.
Historical definition
Calx Saturni is minium.
Meaning
The entry supplies a specific historical material name rather than an operation. That makes Minium the most direct cross-reference. The Saturn qualification connects the compound with the dictionary’s wider lead vocabulary, but its own gloss should still govern the immediate reading.
Azemasor offers minium or cinnabar as alternatives, whereas this entry gives minium alone. Preserve that difference. A cross-reference can connect the words without turning every related red material into the same substance or every occurrence into a complete preparation.
Places to read
- Calx SaturniRead the complete historical definition and its commentary.
- MiniumA precipitated lead preparation with an explicit correction of terminology.
- AzemasorA name assigned to two historical pigment or mineral terms.
- Cauda vulpis rubicundiA fox-tail expression identified with lead minium.
Source note
Historical source. 1650 dictionary, unnumbered definition page 13; facsimile PDF page 341 — Facsimile
Sources. A Chymicall Dictionary (1650), s.v. Calx Saturni ; compare Minium, Azemasor, Cauda vulpis rubicundi