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A Chymical Dictionary
Gerhard Dorn and John French · Diotimos Editions · 2026
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At a Glance
- The wordA medicine identified by dissolving a bodily stone.
- In the bookMagneticus tartarus and Marmoreus tartarus describe stones within the human body through their hardness or structure.
- A place to readThe historical definition below, 1650 dictionary, unnumbered definition page 30; facsimile PDF page 358.
Historical definition
Ludus is a medicine that cures the stone by dissolving it.
Meaning
The action specified is dissolution, not simply the removal of pain or the expulsion of an intact stone. The headword gives a claimed therapeutic effect without naming the material from which the medicine is made.
Use in the book
Magneticus tartarus and Marmoreus tartarus describe stones within the human body through their hardness or structure. These entries give readers the setting in which stone-language can be medical, rather than referring only to minerals outside the body.
Places to read
- LudusRead the complete historical definition and its commentary.
- Magneticus tartarusA bodily stone described by hardness and a spongy structure.
- Marmoreus tartarusA bodily stone distinguished through a comparison with marble.
Source note
Historical source. 1650 dictionary, unnumbered definition page 30; facsimile PDF page 358 — Facsimile
Sources. A Chymical Dictionary 1650, 1650 dictionary, facsimile PDF page 358, Ludus