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A Chymical Dictionary
Gerhard Dorn and John French · Diotimos Editions · 2026
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At a Glance
- The wordAn alternative name for philosophical vinegar.
- In the bookWarnus is likewise identified as the Vinegar of the Philosophers.
- A place to readThe historical definition below, 1650 dictionary, unnumbered definition page 18; facsimile PDF page 346.
Historical definition
Cortex Maris is the Vinegar of the Philosophers.
Meaning
The definition directs the reader to a named philosophical liquid. It does not identify an ordinary plant bark or state a separate composition under Cortex Maris. The historical wording should be followed before trying to infer a material from the apparent literal sense of the headword.
Use in the book
Warnus is likewise identified as the Vinegar of the Philosophers. Acetum Philosophorum describes a mercurial water also called Virgin’s Milk. These linked names establish a vocabulary of philosophical solvents, while the dictionary leaves their particular preparations to the authors being read.
Places to read
- Cortex MarisRead the complete historical definition and its commentary.
- Acetum PhilosophorumA philosophical solvent described as a mercurial water and Virgin’s Milk.
- WarnusA name referred to philosophical vinegar.
Source note
Historical source. 1650 dictionary, unnumbered definition page 18; facsimile PDF page 346 — Facsimile