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A Chymical Dictionary
Gerhard Dorn and John French · Diotimos Editions · 2026
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At a Glance
- The wordA mercurial preparation identified through a coral-red result.
- In the bookMercurius Crystallinus is described through a different appearance, clarity like crystal, acquired by repeated sublimations.
- A place to readThe historical definition below, 1650 dictionary, unnumbered definition page 33; facsimile PDF page 361.
Historical definition
Mercurius Corallinus is mercury brought by egg yolks and other waters to a redness like coral.
Meaning
The resemblance is one of colour. The definition names egg yolks and other waters as means of producing redness, but does not identify coral itself as an ingredient. It also leaves the other waters unspecified.
Use in the book
Mercurius Crystallinus is described through a different appearance, clarity like crystal, acquired by repeated sublimations. These qualified names carry properties and preparation into the identification of the subject.
Places to read
- Mercurius CorallinusRead the complete historical definition and its commentary.
- Mercurius CrystallinusA repeatedly sublimed mercurial preparation characterised by crystal-like clarity.
In this edition
The modernised wording keeps both the stated materials and the comparison. It does not reconstruct proportions or an operational sequence absent from the source.
Source note
Historical source. 1650 dictionary, unnumbered definition page 33; facsimile PDF page 361 — Facsimile
Sources. A Chymical Dictionary 1650, 1650 dictionary, facsimile PDF page 361, Mercurius Corallinus